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PAGB. 
PiSDESTBIANISM, - - - - . 9 

"Walkers vs. Runners, -------- 11 

Scientific Walking, - - - - - - -- -14 

Scientific Running, .-.---.- 19 
Dress for Pedestrians, --------23 

Training for a Match, --.-•.. 25 
Laying out a Track, -. . - - - - .30 

Conducting a Match, - - - - ^ - - - 85 

Records op Pedestrla.nism, 38 

Jumping and Pole-Leaping, 43 

Bicycling, - 45 

American Athletic Rules, 49 

English Athletic Rules, .,-----56 
Hare and Hounds, ----.--. 57 
Archery, .--.--60 



HANDBOOK 

OF 

3UMMEE ATHLETIC SPORTS. 



PEDESTRIANISM. 



A wonderful increase of popularity lias lately attended the 
art of walking. The steady improvement made in speed and 
endurance by professional and amateur walkers and the intro- 
duction of international contests have brought this about 
within a few years. 

When the firm of Beadle and Adams published their first 
Dime book of Pedestrianism, the only American walker of 
reputation was Edward Pay son Weston. The record of pro- 
fessionals and amateurs had then developed nothing greater 
than the performances of Captain Barclay of England, who 
first did a thousand miles in a thousand hours. Weston's 
famous walk from Portland to Chicago caused the only ripple 
of excitement in the sporting world on the subject of walking 
from tlie time of Barclay up to 1870. 

Since that period, things have changed greatly. Weston's 
aclncvements have inspired otliers, and those others have not 
only equaled but excelled Wtston on many occasions. The 
names of O'Leary, Kowell, Corkey, and *' Blower" Brown, 
all men born in the British Islands, liave been record<-d above 
those of Weston at different times; but it remains to the glory 
of the American pedestrian that in 1879 he beat ihem all. 
, All these changes and ups and downs in pedestrianism for 
the last ten years have made the old books obsolete, and the 
publishers of the former Dime Book of Pedestrianism have 
determined to issue a new edition, fully up to the times in all 
respects. 

Besides practical instructions in walking, founded on the 
different styles of noted professionals, we shall annex much 
matter never before jmt in a handbook, concerning the pre- 
paration of tracks, measurements, timing and scoring, for the 
information of that Inrge class of people living in country 
towns and villages, who have plenty of walliers, but no ex- 
perience in the conduct of matches, and no opportunity to see 
how things are done in first class matches. 



10 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

Every one can walk, but not every one can become a great 
walker. Any young man of good health and strength onn 
learn to walk five miles in an hour, but the number of men 
who can walk twenty-five miles in five. Jiours is very small, 
and will always remain so. If we take the population of any 
town or villaae wc shall find that out of every hundred young 
meu from eighteen to twenty-five years of age, there are 
about sixty more or less given to athletic sports, tweni)^ 
who are very enthusiastic about them, and six or eight who 
would make good walkers, runners and general athletes. Of 
this six or tight, there is generally one who is better than his 
fellows, and he becomes the village ciiampicm, in one sport or 
another. 

This is about the. true proportion— one per cent — of the 
young male communit3\ that is capable of being taken at 
random and converted into good professional walkers. A 
general system of early physical training would soon increase 
this proporlitm, but as we are never liktly to see any sucli 
system li.doptt d we must be content with what we can get. 
Out of those capable of becoming great walkers and striving 
to become so, the proportion of second rate men is quite 
large. 

There have been great long-distance walkers before, and 
probably will be again ; but a man of the peculiar constitu- 
tion of Edward Payson Weston is very seldom met with. 
Other men have, at times, beaten him ; but he has outstaid 
them all at last in endurance. No other athlete on record has' 
remained among contestants of the first-class for so many 
years, for be it remembered that Weston's career as a walker 
began on Thanksgiving Day, 1867, the day on which he arrived 
at Chicago from Portland, and that so late as 1879, twelve 
3'ears after, he was able to do 550 miles in a week against the 
best men of England, at a time when his latest rival, O'Leary, 
had utterly broken down. Ten years after his first appearance 
on the track, he was able to give O'Leary, in his prime, a 
tough battle, making 510 miles in six days, and none of his an- 
tagonists can say as much for themselves. 

The average duration of a great long-distance man, whether 
walker or runner, seems to be about two years. It was in 1876 
that O'Leary came to the top of the wave, and in 1879 he went 
untler. AVeston alone keeps on, apparently as fresh at forty 
as he was at twenty -six. 

All this argues in Weston very great physical power and 
strictly temiserate habits, and he possesses both in a remark- 
able degree. 

There, however, the praise ends. As a scientific walker, 
Weston is inferior, not only to O'Leary, but even pitted 
against such amateurs as Harry Armstrong, of Harlem, C. 
Bruce Gillie, of the ScottisUrAmerican Club, or a dozen others' 



nJLNDBOOK OP SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 11 

we could name. Wben be was in his best form, about 1874-5, 
it was the remark of an Enalisb trainer, that Weston was ''a 
mystery to him; that he didn't see how he could walk at all 
on the bad system he used, and that an}' oth( r man would 
have broken down utterly in the attempt." Weston used to 
get through his tasks, and does still, but only at the cost of 
terrible fatigue, which he might have savtd himself on a better 
system. 

O'Leary, on the other hand, is an example of how the best 
trainiog, constitution and system may be neutralized and over- 
thrown by over-confidence and dissipation. As a scientific 
walker, O'Leary has no equal, and were he of the same tem- 
peratejiabits as Weston, he migiii still head the list as worUi's 
champion. As it is, the rows of empty champagne bo'tles 
that were taken from his tent at Gilmort's, when he broke 
down in the Rowell match, were the evidence and symbol of 
his ruin. 

It was not in his case, as be said in the Spirit of tlie Times, 
that " runners can beat walkers." O'Leary, himself, in four 
or five matches, had beaten all the time ever made by runners, 
save that of "Blower" Brown; but the O'Leary of tlioi^e days 
had succumbed to high living, and a poor excuse was belter 
than none. 

Yet, the man's system w^as, and is, magnifi(^ent, and enabled 
him to do respectable work against Hughes and Campana, 
when he really was not fit to go at all. 

Had he possessed Weston's temperate habits, or had Weston 
possessed O'Leary's science as a walker, the result would have 
been a pedestrian wonder that would have lasted many years 
longer than O'Leary. 



WALKERS vs. RUNNERS. 

The success of Weston and O'Leary in their long-distance 
walks in England surprised the Britons greatly. Up to the 
time of Weston's appearance in that country, Englishmen had 
been accustomed to consider themselves the best walkers in 
the world; but the two Americans — the native and the natur- 
alized — soon took the conceit out of them. The bef^t English 
long-distance walkers were Peter Crossland and Henry 
Vaughan, who had both done excellent work in marches of 
the kind then practiced in England. But the introduction of 
six-day contests, first started by Weston, put these profession- 
als on unfamiliar ground, and they found that a man who 
could walk a hundred miles in one da}'' was not able to 
cope with the.<e American wonders, who couhl finislr five 
•hundred miles in six days. The Englishuien K.i i ihei. deft- t 



12 /HiJffDBOOK or SUMMEK ATHLEtnc SPORTS. 

to the right cause— unfamiliar methods; and Sir John Astley, 
a rich sporting baronet, to put both parties on an equality, 
introduced the six da}"- ** go-as-you-please " match, soon to 
supersede all others. It was thought that runners would have 
the advantage over walkers in this match. Their backers 
claimed that by going over the ground faster they would gain 
more time for rest, and so in the end go further. The first 
Astley Belt match falsified all their data. In the famous con- 
test at Agricultural Hall, London, from March 18tli to March 
23d, 1878, Daniel O'Leaiy covered 520 1-4 miles, in 139 houjs 
6 minutes 10 seconds, confining himself to walking after the 
first fifty miles. He had against him the great English long- 
distance runners and the best long-distance walker, Vaughan, 
all of whom he defeated decisively. Vaughan stopped at 500 
miles — a score he has never since equaled — " Blower" Brown 
retired at 477, and '*Corkey," who had things all his ovvn way 
for the first three days, broke down utterly on the fourth; 
while Hazael and Rowell were earlier satisfied that they had 
no chance. 

In the same year O'Leary defeated with ease John Hughes 
and Peter Napoleon Campana, surnamed "Sport," both run- 
ners, and seemed to be secure of holding the Astley belt for 
life. Indeed, had he not, like most sporting men, been de- 
ceived by the exaggerated reports of Campana's prowess, he 
might be champion to-day. 

The reason for this statement is simple. Canipana's Bridge- 
port record, as it turned out from after investigation, was a 
deliberate fraud, got up by some low sporting men, who pro- 
bably did not at first dare to hope for the success which it 
attained. They began by running their man on a short track, 
and when that fraud was discovered made a merit of liaving 
the course publicly remeasured by the city surveyor. The 
more important part of the fraud was not discovered till after 
*' Sport's" ignominious defeat by O'Leary, and then only by 
the confession of his Bridgeport scorers and time-keepers. It 
turned out that they had been crediting him with laps never 
run, and that they had employed men to personate him, late 
at nights, wlien he was really asleep, these men running for 
him. By means of these fraudulent representations they roll- 
ed up such a score for Campana tiiat he was credited with 
521 miles in a six-day match. 

O'Leary, who, besides his Hughes match, had been giving 
several 400-mile walks, knew that he was no longer in condi- 
tion to walk against a good maii lor the championship, and 
therefore made the match one for money alone. Had he al- 
lowed the belt to he in the stakes there is no doubt that he 
would have won it for the third and last time, when he wouhl 
have b^'come its absolute possessor. 

In the meantime, however, the runners in England had been 



HANDBOOK OF ^MMER ATHLETIC SP0BT5. 13 

improving their style immensely, for in the second Astley 
match, be^^inning Oct. 28th, and closing Nov. 2d, 1878, Wil- 
liam Gentleman, {alias ^'Corkey,") made 520 2-7 miles in 137 
hours, 58 min., 20 sec; thus beating dreary's distance by a 
trifle, and his lime by more than an hour. This match it was 
that raised the spirits of Sir John Astley, and induced liim to 
Fend over Rowell (who made 470 miles in the same match) to 
beat O'Leary. Sir John knew wOiat he was about, and had 
kept O'Leary in view all the year. 

"^ The scores of the American champion's matches with 
Ilnghes and Cumpana, showed that the man was failing, and 
if so, Rowell was good enough to beat him, as there was no 
other really formidable walker in America; so Astley judged, 
and correctly, too. 

The v^ictory of Rowell over the American walkers caused 
an instantaneous revulsion of public sentiment in favor of 
runners, a revulsion artfully increased by O'Leary's widely- 
published dictum that the runners were always "bound to 
beat the w^alktrs." This> however, .w'as not by iuiy. means 
proven at that time. The real truth was Tliat'^ champagne, 
not Rowell, beat O^Leary; and Rowel I's record in the race 
was twenty miles short of the champion's best walking record. 
The other competitors in the match were simply not first-class 
men. 

The cause of the runners has, however, received a fresh 
impetus since Row^ell's victory by the still more remarkable 
feat of " Blower "Brown (always a.*' good man ") who in the 
third Astley belt match, April 22d-27thy. 1829^ jjiade the amaz- 
ing distance of 542 miles in 140 hours. . - - 

Finally the veteran Weston beat even Brown's record by 
the superlative score of 550 miles over the same track, opposed 
to Brown himself and Hazael. 

Since that time Brown has made 553. miles over the same 
track, and a negro lawyer from Boston named Hart has made 
565 miles in Madison Square Garden, finishing April 10, 1880. 

As the record now stands, in contests where almost super- 
liuman endurance and speed are required, ordinary runners 
may win, but only at the expense of a waste of .physical 
energy that a scientific walker does not suffer., Tbey go faster 
and manage to live through the contest, but that is all. The 
introduction of '*go-as-y<m-please " contests, has however, 
given rise to a new style of long-distance running, which is 
as strictly scientific as professional walking, and to these two 
branches of pedestrianism let us now devote our attention* 



14 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 



SCIENTIFIC WALKING. 

Every one walks more or less, but very few understand tiie 
principles of scientific walking. The science consists in two 
things: 1st. How to acquire the longest stride practicable to 
tlie physique of the walker; 2d. How to distribute the weight 
of the body so that the greatest effort shall be made with the 
least possible exertion. 

Many walkers acquire the first part of this science, and 
some understand the second division of the subject, but very 
few can combine the two, like O'Leary. For short-distance 
matches, in which contests up to twenty-five miles are in- 




THE UNSKILLED V/ALKER. 

eluded, the number of scientific walkers is reasonably large, 
both among professionals and so-called amateurs. The}^ nl- 
most all walk on a correct system, similar to that of O'Leary, 
but inasmuch as their exertions do not last so long a time, 
they can afford to make them more vigorous. If their stride 
be ho longer, proportionately, than that of O'Leary, the ijum- 
ber of steps per minute taken b}' them is greater, and they 
cover the ground at a rate that no untrained person can equal 
without breaking into a trot. 

The rate at which the best of them can go is shown by the 
marvelous feats of Perkins, the English champion, who has 
the record of a mile walked in six minutes and twenty -^ree 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 15 

seconds^ and eight miles walked in anhou7\ less fifty -five seconds. 
Such performances show that Perkins can out-walk any ordi- 
nary road-horse going on a trot. Even an amateur of our 
own country — T. H. Armstrong— has walked seven miles in 
fifty-six minutes. It is needless to say that no untrained per- 
son could equal this, four miles an hour being very sharp 
walking to most people; and it becomes a matter of interest 
to know how the professionals do it, and how their walk dif- 
fers from that of an unskilled man. 
The sight of a walking-match does a good deal toward ex- 




THE PROFESSIONAL. 

plaining the mystery, and the foregoing cuts will show the main 
points of difference between the skilled and unskilled pedes- 
trian. 

The unskilled amateur, who sets out to walk fast, generally 
makes several grave mistakes. He leans his body forward, ; 
bends his back, lowers his head, swings his arms at full 
length, and allows his knees to bend. The consequence is 
that vvhen he is doing his very best his attitude is very much 
lik'.» that in the first cut, depicting the unskilled walker. 

There is no question that the poor fellow is doing his best, 



16 HANDBOOK OF SUMMEK ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

find very little doubt that be can not last lon^ at the rate hq is, 
going. 

Contrast with this figure that of the second cut, showing a 
professional in full stride. Yon are at lull lihertj^ to laugh at 
the figure, for there is no question that it has strong eleinents 
of tlie ludicrous ; but for all that it is not exaggerated, and 
sucli attitudes maybe seen in every fast short-distance match. 

Kow it is time to note the points of difference betwee.Q the 
two men and to show where the professional has the advan- 
tage over the other. 

First note that a perpendicular line dropped from the 
center of each man^s chest between the shoulders to the ground^ 
and continued upward through his head would represent 
the line in which his weight falls. Draw such a li^e and you 
will find that in the case of the unskilled walker it strikes the 
ground close to his forward heel, while his head is in advance 
of it. Consequently he has to support the weight of his head, 
with all the disadvantage of leverage, by muscular exertion, 
and the strain must fall on his back. 

In the professional, on the other hand, the weight falls on 
a nearly perpendicular column through the body, which is in 
balance, striking the ground midway between the points of 
support — the feet. If the man were to stop just where he is, 
he is in a position to resist a shove either forward or back. A 
smart push from behind would infallibly send our unskilled 
friend on his nose. 

Note also that the professionars body, if anything, inclines 
backward, and think of the reason. Remember that wlien in 
rapid motion there i 3 always a strong tendency to fall for- 
ward with the upper part of the body, a consequence of its 
weight and momentum. The balance of the body can there- 
fore be sent a little back of the line which woukl be proper 
wlien standing still, to counteract tlie force of this momentum. 

So much for distribution of weight. 

Next note that the professional has both legs straight, and 
can therefore take a greater stride than any one with bent 
knees. Note, moreover, that he plants his heel first at the 
very extremity of his stride, and thus gains on every step the 
whole length of his foot, for after the heel is planted the toe 
comes down in advance by its own weight without labor. 
If he were to point his toe downward, as in the military 
" goose-step," he would lose all this advantage as soon as the 
foot was planted. 

Our next remark is that whereas the tyro swings his arms 
full length with open hands the professional clenches his 
fists and bends his arms double. 

With this same action of the arms comes another of Ihe 
shoulders, which is of great importance. The working of 
the shoulders in fast walking is a natural and almost ineradi- 



HANDBOOK OP SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOS^S. 17 

cable habit. A fast walker will swing his arms, no matter how 
he is cautioned. We have seen many a drill master driven lo 
Oespair by the swinging of arms of a marching squad, after 
all his cautions. Tlie fact is, the swing is right and the tlrill- 
master wrong. The faster a man walks, the more his shoul- 
ders swing, by an effort of nature to lift the weight of his 
body from the rear foot and to let it down on the front he( 1 
as lightly as possible. The usual way of accomplishing this 
result is to swing the arm at full length, but this fatigues tht; 
walker in two ways: first, by the resistance of the air to the 
arm, cutting it; second, by the leverage of the haiid at the 
end of the arm, which has to be counteracted by the shoul- 
der muscles. Both tliese effects are obviated by the simple 
expedient of bending the arm in proportion to the. speed, and 
clenching the hand. When at top speed, the forearm of the 
advanced slumlder should be perpendicular, that of the rear 
shoulder horizontal, and as the speed decreases so should 
the angle of the arms become less acute. The difference in 
speed and ease of movement between a walker who holds up 
his arms and one who lets them swing full length is very 
striking, and our readers can try for themselves the experi- 
ment of walking in both ways, noting the advantage given 
by holding up the arms. In a race, it is a point that soon 
tells. 

Lastly we must give one special caution with regard to tak- 
ing the cut for an exactly accurate, representation of what a 
man should do in order to become a fast walker. As the 
juMist has finished the figure, many people might imagine that 
Jie had just made a spring from the toes of the leftfoot^ which is 
in rear. This should not be done, as an}^ weight sent on the 
toes soon tires out the walker, and although tlie foot is bent 
as in the cut, the weight is taken off the toes by working the 
shoulders. In fact as an English writer has well said, mod- 
ern professional walking is a series of springs from heel to 
heel. 

There are some other points in scientific walking which re- 
quire the assistance of diagrams to explain them, and these 
concern the position of the feet best calculated to secure a 
long stride at the least expense of physical exertion. 

If there is anything in scientific walking that is puzzling to 
a civilized beginner, it is the things taught him in childhood 
which he is now compelled to unlearn. A young savage who 
has never had any lessons in *' deportment," walks correctly 
enough, though he does not generally care to exert himself 
sufficieutly to make good time at that pace, preferring the 
*' dog-trot.^' But so far as he walks, he always walks correct- 
ly, with a hollow back, stepping from heel to heel, his arms ^ 
l)ent, his head thrown back, his toes turned iq. The civilized 
1)05% on ^^ve other hand, has a bad les9oi> giver^ to him as sooji 
as he can talk. He is told to^turn hi§ toe^oi^t." 



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HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOflTS. 



Now it so happens tliMt, if you talte two m^n, equally good 
walkers, and let one turn his toes out, tlie other in, the " par- 
rot-loed " man is sure to beat the other in the long run. 

The reason for this statement will Ue made plain by looking 
at the following cut and reflecting on a few facts in connec- 
tion therewith. 




TWO METHODS OF WALKING. 

In the upper figure we have the foot tracks of a man walk- 
ing with his toes turned out ; in the lower one the same foot 
takes the same stride *' parrot-toed." Note that both start 
with heels on the same line, and tliat before a step is taken, 
the man who turns out his toes has lost nearly an inch of 
forward progress, his toes not touching the same line 
as that reached by the other, who carries his feet straight. 
AVith the close of the first step the difference increases, both 
parties taking the same stride^ measured from toe to toe. The i>ar- 
rot-toed man sets his heel down in advance of the other's heel, 
and gains a further advantage by the grejtter reach of his 
loe at every step. 

The gain of the parrot-toed man is thus shown to be con- 
stant when both parties use the same exertion, and must 
always give him the race, other things being equal. 

But there is another loss in turning the toes out, which is 
not less important, and which is shown by the position of the 
large black spots in the cu*. These spots represent the point 
on whicli the weight of the body falls in the middle of each 
stride, and a very important difference will be noted in their 
position. In the case of the man who turns his toes out, this 
spot comes under the joint of the great toe, while in the other 
foot it lies between the second and third toe?. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 19 

In Other words, when as man turn out his toes he phices aU 
his weight on a diigU joint; when he walks parrot-toed it is 
distributed among five joints. This difference in strain is sure to 
tell in a long race. It is the experience of many a tramp iu 
moccasins and bare feet tbat makes the Indians and other 
wild tribes walk parrot-toed, because any other way would 
soon lame them. Our civilized sliff-soled boots, by distribut- 
ing the weight of the body over a large surface, permit us to 
go on walking in a vicious fashion, as long as we do not have 
to use much exertion, but when we come to serious ptdestri- 
anism, we must return to savage i.e. natural ways, or the 
strriin will tell in lameness, inside of twenty-four hours' work. 

The celebrated Indian-painter, George Catlin, gives in his 
** Travels" a striking instance of the difference of the two 
systems. He was a large, powerful man, and counted him- 
self a good walker in the old times. Therefore, when, in 
company with a number of trappers, fur-trnders and Indian 
employes of the Fur Company, he set out for a hundred-and- 
Mfty-mile tramp over the prairie in moccasins, he made up his 
mind to lead the caravan and outwalk every one. 

For the first day he di>i so, but then found himself lame; 
and next day, iu spite of all he could do, he fell behind interior 
men and became a straggler. At the evening camp-fire, 
the second day, an old trapper noticed his condition and told 
liim the secret of his non-success. 

*' You are walking in moccasins,^' said the hunter, *' and 
you must learn to turn in your toes^ (is the Indians do,"*^ 

Catlin took the advice, went to the head of the line next 
day, and had no more trouble in keeping his place. 

The moral of the siory is obvious. If you wish to last to 
the end of a match, turn your toes in. 



SCIENTIFIC RUNNING, 

If there is anything which the records of modern pedestrian- 
l^m settles, it is that we h ive yet a uood deal to learn from 
SiVHges. Here we have been walking matclies and running 
otiier matches for the last fifty year:^, only to se tie down into 
the regular Indian lope, or dog-irot, for long distance travel- 
ing, as faster and less exhausting than the fastest walk. 

This pace, introduced for the first time into civilized con- 
tests by ''Blower" Brown, Hazael, Corkey and Rowell, is the 
very same which the Indian runners of the forest tribes have 
used from time immemorial. It is the same with which the 
Hindoo palkee-bearers swing through the jungle for mile after 
mile under a tropic sun without apparent distres>J, and tiie 
universal method adopted by savage and semi birbarous 
people whenever they wish to journey fast on foot. The civil- 



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ized untrained man when he tries the same pace commonly 
makes a mess ot it. " Old Sport," alias Gampana, was a good 
exemplar of the civilized idea of a dog^trot— that of the old 
volunteer fire-brigade of New York city. It was a fair trot, 
but it would not last forever. Campana put up both arms, 
working his shoulders as in a walk, and lifted his feet high 
lyefore and behind, with a weary-looking, lagging step. It en- 
tailed about tlie same exertion as a fast walk and got over the 
ground no faster. Too much work was wasted in perpendicu- 
lar motion. 




LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER. 



A model of truly scientific long-distance running is found in 
little Charley Rowell, whose style is an exact imitaiion of 
Brown, Corkey and Hazael. All four are men of about tiie 
same size and weight, standing five feet six inches, and w^eigh- 
ing from 130 to 140 lbs. The probable reason for their taking 
to running was their small size, wl)ic'h debarred them from 
success as walkers against m<^n with six indies more stri e. 
As runners they have all glided into the ?iaine system, which 
is fairly represented in, the cut alK)ve, taken from the attitude 
of Rowdi. 



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Tlie first thing that one notices about tliis figure is its cnse, 
and the absence of all appeanuice of effort. Tiie professional 
walker, in the cut in preceding chapter, looks as if lie was 
Avalking hard, but this fellow seems trying to run as slow as 
he can. The fact is that, wliile not aciually trying to go slo-w^ 
he is tr3'ing to save himself ^s much exertion as is compalible 
with getting over the ground a little faster than the fastest 
walk. Such a pace is from six to eight miles an hour, and 
such a pace can be maintained by a well-trained man like 
Kowell after he is unable to walk over three miles an hour. 

Ttiere are several points to notice about the attitude, es])e- 
cially the petition of the head and the wa}^ the nose is ele- 
vated in the air. When Rowell smarted after O'Lear}^ on his 
dog-trot with his nose in the air, people laughed at him and 
tiiought he was pla3ang monkey tricks; but when Rowell kept 
his nose in the air for six days it began to be seen that he had 
a reason for so doing. 

If any of our readers will try the experiment of running for 
a distance with the head down and then change to Rowell's 
plaii, nose in air and teeth tightly clenched, they will be sur- 
prised at the difference in ease of respiration. Throwing up 
the head u.akes the passage from nose to windpipe nearly 
siraiglit, and the air has no corners to turn before reaching 
the lungs. In fast running, or any long-continued exertion, 
it is necessary to keep the mouth closed, to prevent the rapid 
evaporation that takes place wlien the air comes in through 
tlie open mouth, parching up the throat. But if we try to 
breathe throngh the nose alone, with the head bent down, we 
tind that the air does not come freely enough^ and distress 
soon compels us to open the mouth, after which we are speed- 
ily at the end of our tether — and wind. Holding up tlie head 
in the fashion depicted in the cut renders a two liours^ run a 
matter of comparative ease to a well-trained man, and enables 
one like Hazael to run his 137 miles in 26 hours. 

The next point to notice about our long-distance friend is 
the posificm of his arms, which are slightly bent and held rigid 
by ttie sides, to steady the walls of the lungs and thus let the 
chest be kept fully dilated as long as possible. If the man in 
the cut were running a "sprint race*' — that is for any distance 
inside of a furlong — his arms would go up to the same angles 
as those of the professional walker, because then he would be 
at top speed. As it is he is going as easily as he can, and does 
not run fast enough to be able to keep his arms up, without a 
conscious muscular exertion^ which would tell in a race. 

The art of long-distance running is one of real value to any 
one who wishes to increase the size of his legs to shapeliness, 
Mud to be able to go long steps rapidly with the least fatigue. 
Tiiis pace, alternated with walking whenever the breath fails, 
can be adopted by any person with advantage to health. Thu 



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Strain conies on the muscles of the front of the thigh and calf 
of the leg, and a return to walking rests these more com- 
pletely than actual standing still. The combination of the 
two forms the "go-as-you-please" contest. 

We have thus fully noticed long-distance running before 
treating of "sprint" races and other short dashes, because it 
is a more important branch of athletics. The correct system 
Is one that can be readily acquired by all, old and young, and 




SPRINT RUNNER. 



will be found of great value whenever one is in a hurry to go 
to a certain place. The regular long-distance trot will take a 
person further and faster tlian any other known method of un- 
aided progression. 

A few words about sprint running will appropriately close 
til is chapter. 

By the term ** sprint " races are meant all those, dashes at 
full speed which are not over a furlong in length. Seventy- 
tive and one-hundred-yard dashes are the most common., nnd 
the question of excellence as a sprint racer, or "sprinter,'^ de- 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 23 

peiuls on single seconds or fractions thereof in time, while the 
benefits derived from the practice are nothing like those of 
lliemile or ten-mile runner. The form required, however, 
merits observation. 

Sprint running is only an exaggeration of the system dis- 
played in long-distance work. The arms rise as in fast walk- 
ing, and for the same reasons, till they are doubled up. The 
work, being fast, requires that the Inngs be kept expanded, 
therefore the arms are kept stiff and rigid to aid the chest 
muscles in holding out the walls of the throax to give room to 
the lungs. The distribution of weight, on account of the 
rapid motion, comes to be much the same as in fast walking, 
but the knees are bent of necessity ; because in running the 
progression is made by springs from toe to toe, instead of heel 
to heel. The stime cause admits of the upper part of the body 
falling forward, though the elevation of nose and hollowing 
ofbackiseven more important than in long-distance work, 
inasmuch as the exertion is more severe while it lasts. The 
cut on preceding page will illustrate the difference between 
the sprint runner and the long-distance man. 

Having thus treated of scientific walking and running sim- 
pl}*^ with regard to their mechanical action, we can next turn 
to the subject of the proper dress to be adopted to make both 
easy for the pedestrian. 



DRESS FOR PEDESTRIANS. 

The first question of importance both to walkers and run- 
ners is how they shall be shod, and too much attention can- 
not be paid to tliis matter. We will begin with the needs of a 
walker. 

It is not our intention to advertise any particular firm of 
shoemakers as unequaled in the manufacture of walking- 
shoes; for the fact is that the very best of the crack firms will 
turn out botch jobs if you do not watch them sharply. 

There are four points to be attended to in the selection of 
walking-shoes:— First, the sole of the shoe must be under the 
whole of the foot ; second, the uppers must be soft and flexible; 
third, the fit must be snug around the ankle and heel, but easy 
at the toes; fourth, the heels must be low and brojid. 

To secure the first of these points tliere is only one certain 
way, which is to stand in stocking feet on a piece of paper, 
and have the outline of 3^our sole traced on the paper, the 
actual sole of the shoe being cut to this pattern, and never 
coming inside of the line. 

The second and third points depend on your own vigilance 
and determination not to let the maker put off a stiff, ill -fit- 



24 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOKTS. 

ting pair of slices on j^ou. As for the last point, low broad - 
heels, no heels at all would be better. Very low heels of 
India rubber would, however, diminish the jar of fast walk' 
ing, and are worth more trial than they have yet had. 

The only reason for having a heel on a walking-shoe is to 
enable it to resist the unequal wear that comes on that spot, 
and not to elevate the heel of the natural foot. 

With regard to the first point, that of the sole being under 
the whole of the foot, this cannot be too much insisted on, for 
shoemakers will make them narrower, with the idea of giving 
an appearance of smallness to the feet. Your only remedy is 
to refuse to take all shoes where the maker, does not follow 
exactly the paper pattern of sole. 

The sofiness and flexibility of the uppers are more easily 
secured, as also the fit round the ankle, where walking-shoes 
should be laced. Buttoned boots or *' Congress gaiters '^ with ; 
elastic sides are not fit to walk in, as neither can be ac- 
connnodated to the size of a foot that is swelling during a severe 
match. Laces can be relaxed or tightened; buttons are in- 
flexible; while elastic webbing always keeps the same pres- 
sure. 

A professional walker, or one who is ambitious of excelling 
on the track will need six pairs of shoes in a Ion. ir race, be- 
ginning with tjiose that fit close and changing to those that 
are old, worn, and eas}^ to the loot, as it becomes sore and in- 
flamed. The man who rests his hopes of fame on mile-walks, 
needs a different foot-gear, analogous to that of the sprint run- 
ner, whom he resembles. Strong shoes are thrown away on 
him. He needs the very lightest kind of slipper that can be 
made, consistent with enough leather to preserve the foot from 
bruises, and the running slippers that are sold in all sporting 
warehouses are just the thing for this kind of work. Those 
that are furnished with spikes are well enough for running on . 
turf, but to be avoided on hard tracks 

Next after the shoes, and equally great in importance, 
come the socks. There is only one point necessary to be ob- 
!r«erved about these: they should be of soft woolen and as 
thick as possible. Hand-knit are preferable to woven socks, 
but- the thickness and softness are the great points, as these 
secure the absorption of the perspiration. Cotton socks would 
be sure to work into hard wrinkles in a match-walk and 
cause severe blisters, though it must be owned that these will 
sometimesoccur in spite of all imaginable precautions. 

About the rest of a pedestrian's dress there is but little to 
sa}^ ; as it depends almost entirely on individual fancy. 
Tliere is no doubt that the best dress for active work of all 
kinds is a suit of common white cotton tights, which cost 
less than two dollars, while trunk-bre<.»ches can be made at 
home at an almost nominal cost. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOlftTS. 25 

But whether the walker rejoice in silk tights and velvet 
trunks, or remain satisfied with ihe homely flannel drawers and 
cardigan jackets of Row ell, is a matter of indifference to his 
speed. The only things he CANJ50T wear if he hopes to do 
good walking, are ulster overcoats and trowsers. In a word, 
his dress may be anything he likes, so long as it leaves his 
joints free; and this is why knee-bieeches have never given 
way to trowsers on a walking-track. 

Trowsers are in fact the worst dress possible for all active 
exercise. They cramp the knee and prevent its free action 
in a manner which, while it does not interfere materially 
with walking at ordinary rates of speed, affects a runner seri- 
ously by the lime he has passed over a few yards at lop 
speed. 



TRAINING FOR A MATCH. 

The word" training'^ in modern times has come to com 
prise two separate branches of athletic science. The first is a 
system of prac ice on a special feat till the trained man ac- 
complishes it with ease and certainty; the other and more 
important branch aims to bring the trained man to the high- 
est pitch of health and strength. 

When he has attained ihis point he is said to be in "condi- 
tion." 

It is plain therefore that a perfect system oftraining cannot 
afford to leave out either of these branches. A man may be 
trained to walk or run in the best possible style and fall in 
a race on account of poor condition ; or again he may be in 
the finest physical condition and fail on account of defective 
system of walking or running. 

The many races of the late champion Daniel O'Leary 
illustiate both these facts very sensibly. When he went to 
England to meet Weston and the great pedestrians, he kejit 
himself in good condition, and used the best system of walking 
known. The consequence was that he was prepared at all 
points and beat all comers. When he came back to the United 
States he was pitted successively ag.iinst Hughes and Campana, 
men whom he despised as opponints. Hughes was in excel- 
lent condition, but did not understand the science of eiiher 
walking or running; and so tired himself out early in the race, 
which was easily won by O'Leary on a small record. 

Next the champicm met Campana, a man who began to run 
too late in life, and who then understood nothing but the jog 
Irot lor a day or two. As a walker he was nowhere, his sys- 



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tern being so bad that lie tired himself out when going at only^ 
four miles an hour. Here also O'Leary had an easy victory; 
but it is worthy of remark that he was more distressed to do 
four hundred miles in the Campana match, than he had been 
to accomplish five hundred and tweniy in the tirst Astley belt 
match. 

The whole reason was that he hnd allowed himself to get 
out of condition, and so found his system Jeverish when it 
should have been vigorous; while blisters that should have 
\ ielded to care rapidly increased in. size and made the greater 
part of the walk a positive torture to him. It became evident 
that if he were to be pitted agaiiiSt a man in good condition 
with a good system, he would go under, and the next vnca 
realized the expectation. Coming agai-nst Rowell, Harriman 
and Ennis, all in fair condition, he broke down utterly and 
left the track for good. 

Rowell, the winner of the match, is an example of the 
success which is sure to meet a man who combines perfect 
system and perfect condition. His opponents, Harriman and 
Ennis, while not in bad condition, were not models in thnt 
way. Harriman was too much of a vegetarian^ and Ennis 
was always cursed with a rebellious stomach. The little Eng- 
lishman on the other hand was in perfect condition and used 
a system of progression that exactly suited him. Flis sliort 
legs made a long walking stride impossible; therefore he- toidt 
to trotting; but by dint of long practice acquired a trot 
which he could keep up for hours at a time, with no more 
fatigue than that involved in fast walking, while it covered 
more ground. 

Later matches have but emphasized these points. The 
records of distance made in six-day contests have gradually 
risen, as man after man has acquired a better system of travel- 
ing, while all have kept themselves in better condition ; and 
thus we see men who began like Merritt, Krohme, Hart, 
Panchot, Fitzgerald and a dozen others, gradually bettering 
their performances, till the American track has fairly beaten 
the English in the number of** five hundred mile men'Mt 
has turned out. 

One thing has been demonstrated in all tliese races beyond 
a doubt; which is, that no man can safely train himsdf fr)r a 
great feat. He may do it during preliminary practice and at 
small matches where hi?i opponents are not dangerous; but 
when it comes to a supreme effort, he must put himself into 
the hands of others, if he hope to make a good record. 

The men who do tlie training for matches in lar«ge cities 
are generally retired pugilists or ])rofessional athletes of other 
kinds and there's not much choice between them. The spe- 
cial work of the old puitilisiic ir^uner is to bring his man up 
to the highest point of health and strength,, besides sustain- 



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iiig him during tlie match. He is generally a careful and ex- 
perienced nurse, wiio iinderstJinds tiie efficacy of rubbings 
and baths lo take the pain out of tired joints ; and will often 
perform wonders in the way of restoring a jaded man to com- 
parative freshness. 

His weakness as a special trainer for pedestrians, lies in the 
fact that he is not an expert in systems of walking, and so 
cannot give his man much valuable instruction during his 
training. 

The weakness of a professional pedestrian, on the other 
hand, lies in the direction where the pugilist is strongest, that 
of general physical training. His best point will probably be 
his ability to criticise and improve the style of his pupil before 
the match. If sucli a trainer can make his man go more miles 
in an hour with less fatigue than he has ever done before, he 
will be worth a good deal of money; but as a sustainer and 
imparter of s rengrh he is not always as successful. He is apt 
to let his man eat things that are not only not beneficial, but 
often positively injurious; a mistake which the pugilistic 
trainer never ocnnmits. 

These facts render the selection of trainers a matter requir- 
ing a good deal of judgment, and indicates different men for 
different kinds of races. 

If the object of ambition is to beat the world in a mile, five- 
mile or twenty-five mile walk, square heel and toe, a profes- 
sional pedestrian is the man to employ as a trainer; as style 
and swiftness are his special points, and the efforts required in 
short contests are not so severe as to cause an exhausting 
drain on the physical powers. 

When tlie trial is changed to a sprint race, where great 
speed is required and a severe temporary strain comes on 
heart and lungs, the pugilist w^mld answer the purpose belter, 
as condition is the great point in such a match, style being 
secondary. 

For longer running contests up to twenty miles, where 
economy of strength is everything, style becomes a valuable 
adjunct; and here the professiohtil runner is indicated as ilie 
proper trainer. 

For twenty-four-hour walks and runs the professional ]>e- 
destrian is also the man to employ, as such efforts are not 
above the capacity of men in fair condition. 

Even as far as three-day contests, a moderate amount of 
physical condition will take a man through without breaking 
down under the strain, and a pugilistic trainer may be unne- 
cessary. 

When it comes, however, to the supreme efforts required to 
accomplish five hundred miles in six days, two trainers are 
almost imperatively required; one a pedestrian, to train for 
speed and style ; the other an old pugilist, who understands 



2^ HANDBOOK OF SUMMEI^ ATHLETIC SPOBTS. 

every point involved in putting a man into first-class condi- 
tion and nursing him under the tremendous strain involved in 
a match. These men must be in constant attendance on their 
pupil before the match.5 and will be obliged to lose as much 
sleep as the competitor during the trial itself, unless they can 
be relieved by others as good as themselves. 

We liave said this much on the subject of training, although 
experience shows that trainers are not made by books. We 
recommend every reader, ambitious to become a crack pedes- 
,trian, to put himself into the hands of an old trainer when- 
ever he can, paying his price if he can afford it. If, however, 
this be iippossible, and it be absolutely necessary for the as- 
pirant to train himself, a few safe general rules may be laid 
down, which can be followed without danger, and the obser- 
vance of which is sure to give an easy victory over untrained 
men, such as attend country matches. 

We will take them in order, beginning with sprint-racing. 

HOW TO TEAIN FOR A SPRINT RACE. 

• 

If it be for a seventy-five-yard dash, find some place where 
you can lay out a straight track, just that length. In the 
country this is easy, in the city more difficult, the public parks 
being the only places where it is practicable. Having laid out 
tlie track, take a friend to time you, and run the course regu- 
larly three or four times a day, one or two trials each time, 
keei)ing a record of the average for a week. Do this in your 
ordinary clothes and shoes. You will probably find your first 
week's average about eleven seconds, if not more. 

During this first week there is no special diet to recommend, 
save to eat as few vegetables, and as little sweet stuff as may 
be. If the bowels become free, as they are apt to do under the 
running exercise, no medicine need be taken, but if the system 
is much clogged, a succession of three doses of epsom salts or 
citrate of magnesia, taken every other morning, will remove 
waste matter and restore a healthy tone. 

The second week begin to run for time, and to improve the 
wind. Increase the number of dashes to five or six a day, and 
run the course at least twice each trial. You are pretty sure 
now to get your record below ten seconds, if you throw off 
your upper clothes and run in shirt and trowsers. During this 
week eat lean meat, mnttcm or beef, with stale bread, and 
drink as little as possible. Remember that to keep the bowels 
regular, there is n9.thinglike regular habits; and that the sys- 
tem should be cleared out twice a day. 

On the tliird week try the track at. top speed, once every 
hour, and begin to practice in running costume. You will 
find that your record has now come down below nine seconds. 
Your appetite will become furious during this week, and you 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. '^9 

will find it hard to stick to your temperate fare of broad and 
meat, but this is essential to success, as a sprint runner cwi 
bardly be too tliin and bard for his work. If the aspirant be 
at all fat, be should run in heavy clothes to sweat himself 
down, or else try a Turkisb bath, which takes oif the fat 
quicker than an^'thing else. 

The fourth week should be that of the race, and the previ- 
ous exercise should be increased by running the track once 
every half hour in the morning, and returning to the previous 
week's practice in the afternoon. 

If any young man out in the country will try this method 
of training faithfully, beginning four weeks before the match 
comes off, he will be able to beat all his untrained competi- 
tors by one and perhaps two seconds; for sprint running de- 
pends on the capacity to take the greatest possible number of 
steps inside of twenty seconds, and so does not require the 
elaborate training necessary to accomplish more exhausting 
feats. 

Hundred-yard dashes require the same training as seventy- 
five-yard spurts; and so do hundred-and-twenty-yard races. 
The longest sprint race, and the most severe of all, is the lur- 
long dash — two hundred and twenty yards. This kind of 
racing is a tremendous strain on the lungs and heart, as the 
same pace which carries the runner over the hundred yard 
track has to be kept up and even increased. It requires a 
broad deep chest in the runner, with little flesh, and that 
hard and firm. To train for such a race requires at least a 
year's practice, and amateurs would do well to leave it alone 
alto£:erther. 



TO TRAIN FOR MILE OR TWO-MlLE WALKS. 

Here the first requisite is a track for practice, and the direc- 
tions for sprinter's training will serve in all respects as to 
diet and medicine. The period of training however needs to 
be longer, the mile walker needing more time to perfect his 
style and speed. The margin of difference between a green 
sprinter and a trained one is only a few seconds, but the green 
walker has to overcome a difference of several minutes before 
he can hope for success in a mile match. His exercise has 
one great advantage about it, that it aids him to train himself 
into first class condition. If he will study to acquire the 
walk of the professional, described in previous chapters, he 
will be able in six weeks to cut down his mile record from 
twelve minutes to less than nine, and will have a fair chance 
in any ainateur race. When he can do a mile in eight min- 
utes, he can enter with a fair degree of confidence almost any- 
where, and can travel round to country races carrying all be- 
fore him. 



30 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 



' TRAINING FOR MILE RUNS. 

Here the training should be loni>' and severe, and no ama- 
teur can liope to do veiy niuch in mile runs in the way of 
time. It is true that there are some young men, < allino' them- 
selves amateurs, that have made fine records ai mile runs, but 
they were in reality professioiuils ; that is, tliey made a busi- 
ness of runnino:, even if ihey did not take nioney prizes. 
Begin with sprint racing if yon hope to become eminent as a 
mile runner, and l^eep on extending the lengtli of your trials 
gradually. It takes a good year's hard work to make a re- 
spectable mile-runner. 

TRAINING FOR LONG RUNS. 

Here it is difllcult, if not impossible, to give any fixed rules 
bej^ond those indicated at the earlier part of this chapter. The 
best way is to get a good traiper, put yourself in his hands 
and follow his instructions faithfully. 



LAYING OUT A TRACK* 

Nothing is so common a cause of spoiling a walking or 
running record as " a short track.'' This is peculiarly the case 
in the country, where pedestrian contests are apt to be con- 
ducted in a rough manner, unaccompanied by the guards 
found to be essential in the first-class matches held in large 
cities. Too much care cannot be exercised in measuring a 
track ; and it is always best to secure the services of the offi- 
cial engineer of the county or town as a measurer to make 
sure of the proper length. The reason for securing an engi- 
neer rather than trusting to ycmr own measurement is tliat 
engineers can always be depended on to use standard measures, 
7nade of metal, wMch do not stretch. Common measuring tapes, 
being made of woven materials or leather, are liable to many 
errors from stretching or shrinking ; and though these may 
rot, amount to more than a few inches in a fifly-foot tape, 
they make a serious hole in a record of five hundred miles. 

Sometimes these mistakes will occur in the best regulated 
contests, as became evident after the Astley belt match of 
1879 in Gilmore's Garden. There was a great deal of litiga- 
tion an<l dispute between the representatives of the Astley 
and O'Leary parties before this match came off ; and t lie 
O'Leary people, who took possession of the Garden the week 
after tlie match, in their eagerness to find some fault with their 



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predecessors, 1) ad ilie track reniensnred. Tlie result sliowed 
tbat the track used in tlie Astley belt match lacked several 
feet of being a lull furlong, and the difference spoiled all the 
records, taking six or eight miles off Rovvell's exceHent per- 
formance. 

The commonest ca.iise of country records being bad is that 
country pedestrians too frequently use horse-racing tracks, 
which are measured in a peculiar manner.. In a horse-race, 
especially in a trotting contest with wheels, the mile or half- 
mile line runs in the middle, or near the middle of the track, 
to equalize the chances of horses starting abreast. The ad- 
vantage of ** hugging the pole" — keeping to the inside of this 
line — on a circular or elliptic track, are too obvious to be en- 
larged upon, but the ardor of the horses seldom permits one 
to hcild this advantage long, and the animals are continually 
crossing the line of distance, thereby making a serpentine 
course which equalizes the chances of all. 

In pedestrian contests, on the other hand, each man hugs 
the rail as close as he can, and therefore the track must 
always be measured close to the imide rail 

In a hall or theater, where most walking tracks have been 
laid, the length must be suited to the capacity of the building; 
but when an open air track is available, there is no question 
as to the necessity of making it some simple multiple of a 
mile. A quarier-mile open air track would be the beau-ideal 
of a place for summer pedestrian contests, but if a half-mile 
or mile track is to be used, where one already exists for 
trotting contests, it will be necessary to lay out a second rail- 
ing at the proper distance from the horse-rail, to enable the 
record to be made in the only w^ay it can count. 

Open air tracks, however, are not fit for six-day matches, 
on account of the liability to rain, and < ew, which would 
spoil the track for walkers .by making it muddy. Moreover, 
such tracks are seldom found near enough to ciiies to admit 
of the crowds that are necessary to make a foot-race pay. 
Horse racing is the pastime of rich people, who can afford to 
/njoy their amusement without regard to cost; but pedestrian 

itches are dependent on large crowds of spectators who 
r asl be tempted to di'op in at any and all times. Therefore 
h is that pedestrian matches are almost always, and six-day 
Contests invariably, held in large buildings, undsr cover; and 
the average length of track is either 110 or 220 yards, so as to 
nuike either eight or sixteen *' laps " to the mile. The Avord 
*'lap" has now become so familiar that few people reflect 
thai it is merely the revival of an obsolete word meaning '' to 
turn," and that so many *' laps " mean so many " turns." If 
the building is large enough to hold an eight-lap track, it is 
to be i)referred; but failing that, one must be satisfied with a 
ten, twelve, or sixteen lap track. For the convenience of our 



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readers, we fdrnisli a table of lengths of tracks, making so 
many laps to the mile : 

A track 660 feet long gives 8 laps to the mile. 

*' " 586 2-3 '' " " 9 " " *' 

u u 528 " " *' 10 " ^ " " 

a a AQf) " <t t' 11 't << a 

a u 440« " " " 12 *' " ** 

" " 406 2-13 '' " " 13 '' 

ii n *j'yty -in n u (( =14 « n (( 

ii u 352 " " " 15 *' '' *' 

U (( QQQ a H H 1g t< (( t( 

This table shows the kind of tracks to avoid as difficult to 
measure. They are the thirteen and fourteen -lap tracks, which 
contain fractions that involve a division of inches and are so 
far improper. All the others are easil}^ measured. 

Next to the length comes the question of the best shape ot 
track and the size of the building which controls it. The 
greatest possible length to be secured in any given building 
would obviously be in a line which should run against the 
outer wall all round, leaving the seats for the spectators in the 
center. This plan is open, however, to two objections First, 
the spectators could only see the men when they were on their 
own side of the track; and, second, the pedestrians would 
have to turn four sharp corners in every lap round an ordi- 
nary building. These things must be avoided somehow. The 
pedestrians must at all times be visible from every point of 
the house and the corners of their track must be rounded for 
them to make the going easy. 

The next form of track which would suggest itself is a cir- 
cular one, in the middle of the building, but this has its own 
objection. A circular track is sure to produce dizziness, es- 
pecially if it be a small one. The experience of the past few 
years has therefore dictated the use of the largest buildings 
only, with tracks where straight lines and curves are blended 
into a sort of ellipse; and the proportion of each adopted in 
Agricultural HmII, London, and Gilmore's Garden, New York, 
has proved itself capable of giving the best results in time to 
the men and comfort to the spectators. 

These now famous tracks have a center formed by a paral- 
lelogram, with the upper and lower ends rounded into semi- 
circles. This center is longer than it is broad, and leaves 
about two-thirds of the track— the sides — in nearly straiglit 
lines, the circular parts at the ends being each one one-sixth 
of the whole distance. If only two men are competing, as in 
the O'Leary matches with Hughes and Campana, the "path is 
broad enough to lay out two tracks, on wiiich the men can 
walk without interfering with each other's movements. This 
is the tVurc'St plan ; bui if there are more than two competitors 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 33 

they use a single eight-lap track, where the man who wishes 
to pass his opponent has to do so on the outside, bel'ore he can 
lake Die rail in front of him. 

The cenler around which the track runs is a good place for 
spectators who wish to see the men closely ; an. is always oc- 
cupied by a crowd of people, moving from side to side, and 
cheering vehemently at the more exciting portions of the race. 

To reach this center visitors have to cross the track ; but 
this, though objectionable, has not yet been found to have any 
very bad effects. All round the other side of the broad path- 
way are the rows of benches and private boxes where are 
seated the great mass of the spectators who do not care to 
stand. The only objection to Gilmore's, now Madison Square 
Garden, as a place for pedestrian contests, is the fact that the 
building is cheaply constructed, with a large number of 
wooden pillars which interrupt the view of portions of the 
track ; but this defect is not serious in a race, where the peint 
of view is constantly shifting. 

We give on the frontispiece a diagram of the general ar- 
rangement of a building on the same principle as Madison 
Square Garden. 

Tiie model hall is of the largest size used, but gives a longer 
track. The inside path, shortest of all, measures eight 
laps to the mile, while a track laid out on the dotted line will 
give only seven laps to the mile. This line is fifteen feet 
and a quarter of an inch from the inner rail. The eight-lap 
track is five feet wide, to give ample room for each competitor 
to pass tlie other on the outside if he can. Each track 
has two straight stretches of 220 feet each, and a semi- 
circular turn at each end. Tiie diameter of the eight-lap semi- 
circles is seventy feet three inches, and that of the seven-lap 
tracks is one-hundred feet and half an inch. In each case the 
actual measurement of tlie track will be a tritJe over, ratiier 
than under the calculated distance, which must be tested by 
the measuring tape when the rail is set up. If it; prove long, 
the rail is bent in, if short pushed out, till the tape just fits. 

Those who cannot secure an engineer or official surveyor 
io measure their tracks are advised to use brass chains or steel 
tipes, especially the last, which are very handy. 

A hall of the size given will hold thirteen thousand specta- 
tors when the whole of the ring is crowded with standers, as 
it was at the close of every Astley Belt matcli in New York, 
while there are good seats for seven thousand people outside 
the track, in a building 400 by 200 teet. The main path on 
which the difi'erent lap tracks are constructed, is twenty-five 
feet wide, to accommodate races where the starters are nume- 
rous, such as sprints of seventy -five yards or upward. 

This size of building and track will be found the best for 
large cities, on account of the advantages it gives for the 



34 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER \THLETIC SPORTS. 

nioeiings of atliletic clubs, who always have two or more 
.^priiii races and handicap mile or two-mile walks, llundied- 
yard dashes on such a track are made down one sicie, v ith 
tlie least possible turn; and by layinu: the finishing hne on a 
slant across the curve at the end, the outside men can be 
favored enough to make all run just the same distance. Tliere 
/ no trouble about starting five or six men at a time an 
Buch a track. 

The following estimates will show how, by foHowing Hk' 
Sime general outline and proportions, smaller buildings can 
accommodate the greatest number of spectators and the grcai-- 
est length of track. 

A building 100 feet by 50 will hold a railed inclosure 72 
feet 6 inches long by 17 feet G inches across, giving a track 
155 feet 3 inches lonu*, 34 laps to the mile, and 8 feet wide, 
with accommodation for 800 spectators inside and outside the 
ring,»400 havins: seats. 

A buildino- 200 by 100 feet \Vill hold a 16-lap track and 
nearly 3500 people, seatino- 1600. 

A buildinir 150 by 75 feet will hold a 24-lap track, and 2000 
spectators, 1000 on seats. 

With these general data and the diagram, a calculation of 
the cap^icity of any given building is easy. The main point 
is to have as long a track as can be squeezed in, consistently 
with securing a good view for the largest number of specta- 
tors. 

Having treated of the best shape for a pedestrian track, the 
next question comes as to the materials of which it should be 
made. 

Bearing in mind that the broad twenty-five foot track is to 
be a permanenc}^ for the use of athletic clubs and sprint 
races, it will have to undergo a great deal of wear and tear, 
and requires a firm smooth surface. Simple dirt will get 
trodden into ridges or become loose and heavy, while a stone 
])avement is too hard. An as'phalt pavement, laid on the 
bare earth, gives a mixture of elasticity and firmness that 
suits sprint races very well, and has the further advantag<-. 
of being easily repaired. For the main track, a thick cover- 
ing of asphalt can hardly be bettered. 

For six-day walks, however, the main track is altogether 
too hard. The long continuance of such walks makes the 
feet of the pedestrians very tender, and they require some- 
thing softer. ' 

Tanbark and sawdust are the agents used to build a special 
walking track, and the latter is far the most common. Ihe 
best kind of track that has been laid in the United States, 
and one that has served as a model for all others since, was . 
that used in -the Astley Belt match, won by Rowell in 1879 
ftom O'Leary, Harriman and Ennis. This ti*ack was bor- 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 35 

dered on both sides with planks, and filled witli some three 
inches of (hy sawdust, smoothed with rollers. After O'Leary's 
retirement, the track was sprinkled with water and rolled 
all the time, the roller having to keep out of the way of the 
pedestrians. This path, thus rolled and wetted into firmness, 
was the perfection of a walking track. Tiie dry saw^dust was 
too soft and slipper3% but ihe wet rolled path was perfection. 
It made no dust, was alwa_ys springy sind elastic, soft and 
cool to the foot, and conducive to good time. Such a path 
can hardly be bettered by any means with which the sport- 
ing world is now acquainted, and it is so easily made any- 
where that we can hear 11137" recommend it. Open air tracks 
for summer sprint-racing can hardly follow a better model 
than a common trotting track, but if a turf surface, level 
and free from stones, holes or roots, can be secured, it is still 
better except in a long drought, when the turf becomes very- 
slippery. 



CONBUCTINO A MATCH. 

The management of a pedestrian match of whatever kind 
is by no means an easy matter, and one that increases in 
difficulty with the magnitude of the prizes involved. Large 
prizes are sure to attract numerous competitors, and large 
crow^ds of spectators generally follow the athletes. Every 
year sees a number of athletic games held in our large cities, 
such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnatti 
or St. Louis, but it is safe to say that not ten percent, of these 
are even fairly carried out, while most are sad scenes of con- 
fusion. Iji iSTew York city the only club that gives thor- 
oughly satisfactory exhibitions is the New York Athletic, 
and the only w^ell-conducted six-day matches involving more 
than two competitors have been the Astley and O'Leary Belt 
matches. 

This statement involves a short account of the difficulties 
incident to a large pedestrian match or athletic meeting. 

The troubles arise from tw^o causes, numerous competitors 
and numerous spectators. These require a numerous staff to 
attend to their wants and prevent disorder and waste of 
money- 
Lei us first take the spectators. To bring them in is the 
ambition of every man or club that gives a match. To do so 
requires that the entertainment shall be well and plainly ad- 
vertised ; and it is not ever}^ one who can draw up an adver- 
tisement properl3^ The daily papers must be visited b}^ the 
managers to secure notices ia the news columns; and the 



3G HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

walls of conspicuons buildings must be lined with sliow-bilb, 
setting forth the place and date of the show, with the price of 
admimon. Every bill should contain this information^ but a 
great many amateur club bills do not contain it. 

Having attracted the people, tlie next thing is to admit 
ihem in such a way that no one shall get in without paying 
or on a complimentary ticket, and tliat the tickets shall act as 
a check on the monej^-takers' accounts. We have seen ama- 
teur shows where the man at the door took money and tickets 
indifferently, so that the managers were entirely at the mercy 
of his honesty. It is therefore absolutely necessary that two 
persons should be at the dooi', one to take the tickets, the 
other to sell them, and no person should be admitted except 
by a ticket of some sort. The tickets should, as fast as re- 
ceived, be dropped into a box with a slit at the top, the box 
to be locked and the managei* to have the key. Tlie tickets 
sold at the office should be of different color from the compli- 
mentaries, of which the manager suould be sole custodian. 

At the " counting of the house" the ticket-box is unlocked, 
\\m tickets carefully counted, and the result shows how much 
money ought to be in the box-office. In a six-day match, 
where the receipts are very large and constanlly accumulat- 
ing, it is usual to have two sets of ticket-takers and box-office 
men, and to count the house morning and evening. 

In large matches, too, the managers are sometimes obliged 
to change the shape, color and appearance of their tickets 
from day to da}^, to avoid the introduction of forgeries^ wliile 
detectives are necessary to watch the ticket-takers for fear 
th«:;y may be in collusion with the box-office man. 

Within the house, if there are any reserved seats, it is ne- 
cessary to have ushers to direct the holders of coupons to 
their proper places, but reserved seats are not much in favor 
at walking matches. 

In large matches where there is a great mixed crowd, the 
attendance of the police is frequently advisable to prevent at- 
tacks on competitors by the backers of men opposed to 
tliem. Had it not been for the police, Eowell and Hazael 
would have both probably been severely hurt, if not disabled 
for life at the last Astley Belt match. 

Witli regard to the competitors, the duty of the manage- 
ment is confined to giving them a good track, air as pure as 
possible, with responBible scorers and timers. Their quarters 
and ciiet are matters for their own attention, and depend on 
the finances of each. It has become customary to set up 
tents for all competitors in a six-day match round the inside 
rail and opening on the track. Tliese tents are in fact preier- 
able to huts of board, unless the weather is very cold indeed^ 
but they should be provided with camp stoves in case it be- 
comes necessary to give the competitor a warm bath^ as fre- 
quently happens. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLimC SPORTS. '87 

Tlie duties of the mantxgeni'eiit as regards a g<x)d track for 
a six-daj^ niatck have already been explamed. It is also their 
iliUj to see that a sufficient force of seoreii and timers is on 
iiund. Where the competitors are few this is not difllcult, bnt 
where there are fifty or more it demands great care to prevent 
confusion. In a six-day match it is usual to have twelve re- 
lays of scorers, volunteers from tlio various athietie clubs 
who take every alternate twelve hours from Monday to Satur- 
day inclusive. 

The S5^steni of scoring adopted and used at the late great 
%valk in Madison Square Garden wa« agre'at advance on all 
previous efforts and could iiardlybe excelled for simplicity and 
accurac^^ There were sixty competitors, and each had to be 
Tecognized and scored eight times for every mile, orfonr thou- 
sand times in five hundred miles, in suck a manner that there 
-could be no mistake as to his identity. To effect this result 
the following were the arrangements: 

Each competitor carried the number of ills entry in 
^figures afoot long on his left breast, and they were started in 
sets of four or six, to each of which wtis given a special timer 
and scorer. It wns the timer's business to watch for hw 
giunibers and no one else^s, and to call them out every time 
Ihey came by tiie stand, Beiiind him sat the scorer with his 
book, and it was his business to make a mark against each 
number as called by the timer, columns being ruled for that 
purpose in the book. Thus each man attended to his business, 
without any temptation to increase or diminish his scores. 

Besides attending to the scoring of the competitors, the 
snanagement owes a duty to the spectators of announcing the 
a*esults of that scoring through the'varying fortunes of the race. 
This isgenernily done by means of *a large blackboard, where- 
on the names and scores of the leaders are chalked up, so that 
every one can see them; but where the competitors are 
numerous tliis will not serve for ail, and another method is 
taken at the scoring stand where each man has his name on 
n placard two feet long, underneath which are placed two 
more placards one bearing the word *' miles," the other the 
word "laps," Before each of these is n vacancy where a 
number can be hung, and each name has a man to attend to 
it, whose duty is to move the " mile " and/'* lap " nnmbers as 
the}'- change. In the last match dials with pointers were sub- 
stituted for the cards, with the advantage of increased sin^- 
plieity. 

So much for six-day professional matches, which are tl^e 
best managed as a ru^e. Something remains to be said about 
amateur walks and runs, because they are subject to much 
mismatiagement. The New York Athletic Club is in fact 
jjlmost the only organization in the metropolis that give^^ 
thoroughly enjoyable entertainments, because they ar 
perly n-c^^ uxd. 



IR5 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

The reason of the trouble at most amateur matcbes Is tlial 
tbe competitors are not kepi in pToi>er discipline, but are al- 
lowed to run over tbe management, violate rnles, interfere^ 
argue, protest and grumble^ till the maiiagei*s lose their 
heads in tlie confusion. Tbe fii*st thing for tbe Efianagers 
of an athletic meeting to do is to make a set of rules lliat 
will cover all conctiivable cases, and then to slick to them,, 
and no better example of such mles can be given than those 
of the IMew York Athletic Club, which will be fouiid in a 

f at er chapter. 
The troobles gTcnerally arise in Questions of time and pre- 
cedence among a large number of walkers, for it is in square 
walking contests that tbe dispute genen^lly occui's. There 
may be fifty or more men at the serateh and all or most liave 
walked fairly enough till near the finish, when they have 
tried on th&ir most knowing tricks to cover up a run and 
get in first. It is here thut the experience and temper of 
ihe judges are most severely tried. They may have to rule 
out as many as three or four men and, give the first prize 
to a man who crosses tlie score third or fourth, and this is 
a difficult thing to do without appearing unjust. 

The eon>petitors in such matches mi^^st always wear num- 
bers to save confusion, and the scorers and timers have less 
work than in a six- day race. 

** Timing " a man corr eeM^ rt^qmres two men ; one to bold 
the watch with his thumb 2*eady on the stop looldng at noth- 
ing else; the other to watch the man and call out " stop'^ as 
he crosses the Ime. No man can do timing single-handed. 
He is sure to make mistakes froin disturbance of mind on ac- 
count of divided alien lion. 

For the convenience of those without practical experience 
in conducting athletic meetings we print an additional chap- 
ter containing the most approved rules^ to which we refer the 
reader. 



RECORDS OF FKBESl^aAlOTSM. 

The first reliable record that we have of modern pedestrian- 
ism bears the name of Captain Robert Barclay. Of course 
there had been walkers before his time; but he was the first 
to bring w^alking, as a means of locomoiion, into general no- 
tice. The first pnblic maich of this remarkable man took 
place in 1806, when he is said to have walked from Ury to 
Craithynaird, Scotland, and return, a distance of 100 miles, 
in 19 hours. Three years later, we find his most notable re- 
cord. During the interval he liad taken tbe name of Allar- 
dice in addition to his own. and is described on the records, 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 89 

as Captain Robert Barclay Allardice, who made a match of 
two thousarid i^uineas at ISTewmarket, England, that he could 
T\^alk 1,000 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours, and did it, too. 
This was the first of these endurance matches publicly at- 
tempted, and was walked in the open air on the hii»h road, 
where two inns were found, just a mile apart, near the town 
of Newcastle. Captain Barclay favored himself in this match 
by walkin*^ a mile at the end of one hour and going on with 
the next mile at the beginning of the succeeding hour, thus 
giving himself an hour and a half clear sleep or rest between 
each two miles. He won his bet, beginning June 1st, and end- 
infr July 12th, 1809. 

This feat remained unexcelled till 1877, when William Gale 
beat it all to pieces. Starting on August 26th of that year, 
and ending October 6th, he succeeded in walking 1,500 miles 
in 1,000 hours, a mile and a lialf each hour, commencing on 
the stroke of the hour. This feat was done at Lillie Bridge, 
England, and was followed in November of the same year by 
4,000 quarter miles done in 4,000 consecutive periods of ten 
nnnutes each. This Gale was the same person who trained 
IMa^lam Anderson to bring the quarter-mile match to the 
United States; and that lady made a great monetary success 
out of it, though her feais were not remarkable, save as being 
executed by a woman. 

The first flutter of interest in pedestrianism excited in the 
United States, was when E. P. Weston started, Oct. 29, 1867 
to walk from Portland, Maine, to Chicago, Illinois, which he 
reached November 28th, (Thanksgiving JDajO having success- 
fully accomplished the task he set himself. 

Up to that time, while there had been some races, where 
good runners had contested, walking was at a discount in the 
United States; but from the date of Weston's feat, pedestrian- 
ism became a fashion d)le amusement, and rich club-nien were 
found who would walk matches on foot, 'instead of lolling in 
carriages, or trotting their horses. 

The professionals during that time had been chiefly con- 
fined to England, where the best records liad been made. 

The best lOO-yard sprinter of his day was George Seward, 
of Hammersmith, England, wlio made the amazing time of 
9 1-4 seconds, Sept. 30, 1844, and did 120 yards in 11 1-4 sec- 
onds. May 3, 1847. Tliese records have not yet been beaten. 

The oliier earl}^ records that are still unexcelled are those of 
W. G. Scarlet, Newcastle, England, Sept.7, 184t, who ran 140 
yards in 14 seconds; Charles Westhall, Manchester, England, 
Feb. 4, 1851, who did 150 yards in 15 seconds, and Seward's 
unapproachable record of 200 yards in 19 1-2 seconds, made 
March 22, 1«47. 

Seward was one of the very few men who could keep np 
the rate of ten yardo a second for a distance over a hundred 
yards. 



40 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

Since his day, records of all other distances have im- 
proved great! 3^ 

The best 125-3^ard record is American ; that of J. W. Cozad, 
made Nov. 23,' 1868, at Long Island Fashion Course, in 12 1-2 
second's. Thej^ear before, VYilJiam Johnson, at Fenham Park, 
England, did 130 j^ards in 1-4 second less time. 

Tlie best 180 -yard record is 18 1-5 seconds, made April 27, 
1878, by L. Junker, at London. Junker was an amateur, and 
his performance is below that of Seward before referred to, 
not quite reaching 10 yards a second, while Seward beat thai ' 
average. 

The best furlong records are made by amateurs in the same 
year; W. Phillips doing the distance in 22 2-5 seconds, in 
London, England, Sept! 28, 1878 ; and L. E. Myers at Mott 
Haven, JST. Y., making it in 22 3-4 seconds, Sept. 20, 1879. 

Beyond a furlong, no man has yet succeeded in keeping up 
the rate ot ten yards a secoild, the nearest approach being that 
of R. Buttery, Newcastle, England, Oct. 4, 1873. This runner 
did a quarter of a mile — 440 yards— in 48 1-4 seconds, beating 
the best English record b}^ tv»^o seconds and the best American 
by four seconds. 

The best half-mile record was made in New Zealand by 
Frank Hewitt, of Lyttleton, in September, 1871, in 113 1-2 
seconds, beating the best English records by four and the 
best American by ten seconds. 

The best mile record was made in a dead heat between 
Richards and Lang, at Manchester, England, August 19, 1865, 
in 4 minutes 17 1-4 seconds; seven seconds better than had 
ever been done before. Lang had previously made two miles 
in 9m. 11 l-2s., in Manchester, England, August 1, 1863. 

The best records from three to seven miles inclusive were 
all made by John White, at London, May 11, 1863. They 
were as follows : 3 miles in 14m„ 36s.; 4 miles in 19m. 36s.; 5 
miles in 24m. 40s.; 6 miles in 29m. 50s.; and 7 miles in 34m. 
45s. 

The best records for eight and nine miles w^ere made Junel, 
1852, by James Howitt, of London. He ran 8 miles in 40hi. 
20s., and 9 in 45m. 21s. This same Howitt, next year, March 
20, 1852, ran 13 miles in 70m. 31s.; 14 miles in 76m. 12s.; 15 
miles in 82m.; and 16 miles in 88m. 6s. 

The best times for 10, 11 and 12 miles are 51m. 26s.; 56m. 
52s.; and 62m. 2s.; all made by L. Bennett {alias Deerfoot) at 
London, April 3, 1863. 

From 17 to 19 miles George Hazael is the champion, having 
done 17 miles in Ih. 38m. 53s.; 18 miles in Ih. 45m. and 
19 miles in Ih. 51m, 14s. Hazael also made the best 20- 
mile record up to 1879, when his time was beaten by P. 
Byrnes at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4. Byrnes ran 20 miles 
in Ih. 54m. — three minutes less than Hazael's best time. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMEU ATHLETIC SPOKTS. 41 

Beyoncl twenty miles llie running records are scanty and 
not remarkable. 

The best records of walking are credited to William Perkins, 
the present English champion, as far as 22 miles. This Perkins 
is as remarkable in his specialty as was Seward in his splint- 
ing, easily passing all compctiiors. He made his first great 
effort ill London, June 1, 1874, when he left the best on re- 
cord up to eight miles. 

He did his first mile in 6m. 23s. ; the second in 13m. 30s. ; 
the third in 20m. 47s.; the iourlh in 28m. 59s.; the fifth in 
36m. 32s.; the sixth in 44m. 24s.; the seventh in 51m. 51s. ; 
ihe eighth in 59m. 5s.; thus making over eight miles an hour. 

Three years later he beat his own record July 16, 1877, and 
placed his name at the top of the list all the way up to 22 
miles. The records were as follows: 

Ninth mile, Ih. 8m. 7 2-5s. ; tenth mile, Ih. lorn. 57s.; 
eleventh mile, Ih. 23m. 49s.; twelfth mile, Ih. 31m. 42 2-5s. ; 
thirteenth mile, Ih. 39m. 42 l-2s. ; fourteenth mile, Ih. 47m. 
53s.; fifteenth mile, Ih. 56m. 13s.; sixteenth mile, 2h. 4m. 
35 l-5s. ; seventeenth mile, 2h. 13m. 11 2-5s.; eighteenth 
mile, 2h. 21m. 55s.; nineteenth mile, 2h. 30m. 45s.; twen- 
tieth mile, 2h. 39m. 57s.; twenty-first mile, 2h. 49m. 18s.; 
twenty-second mile, 21i. 58m. 52s. 

The best records from thencs to twenty-five miles Perkins 
did not beat. He had done the greatest distance on record in 
three hours and the miles above twenty-two remained credit- 
ed to John Smith of London, sixteen years before. This 
pedestrian Nov. 10, 1851, finished his twenty-third mile in 3h. 
20m. 39s.; his twenty-fourth in 3h. 30ra. 58s.; and his twenty- 
fifth in 3h. 42m. 16s. 

The difference between him and Perkins is shown in the 
difference of time between the 22 and 23 miles, whicli is 21m. 
47s , whereas the average of each of Perkins's miles was 8m. 
6 3-5s. 

From twenty-five up to fifty miles the best walking time on 
record is credited to William Howes, who on March 30, 1868, 
made 26 miles in 3h. 54m. 18 s., 23 minutes ahead of all others 
•fl^efore or since. He made a record of 50 miles in 7h. 57m. 
44 seconds. We omit the intermediate times as unimportant; 
but the average of each mile was 8m. 26s. From thence to 
77 miles Daniel O'Leary takes the palm, his 76th mile having 
been accomplished in 13h. 37m. 26s. at Chicago, Hlinois, Nov. 
10, 1877. 

Beyond that distance, Howes again takes the lead, with the 
best records up to 129 miles, made Feb. 22 and 23, 1878, at 
London. O'Leary made the best American records up to 100 
miles in his Chicago walk. Howes's record for 77 miles is 
13 hours, 56 minutes and 5 seconds; while his 129th mile was 
walked in 24 hours 20 minutes and 30 seconds. 



42 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

From thence to 173 miles Henry Yaugban takes the lead 
at square walking, having accomplished that distance in 88 
lioiirs, 28 minutes and 13 seconds. 

Beyond this point Daniel O'Leary comes again to the front, 
in ijis matches with Weston at Agricultural Hall, London, 
and with Crossland at Manchester, both in 1877. His time for 
174 miles was 39 hours, 5 minutes, 48 seconds, and from 
thence to 241 nnles he made the best walking tinie on record, 
the last distance being accomplished in 58 hours, 48 minutes, 
87 seconds. 

Peter Crossland then passed him and led for 46 miles, mak- 
ing 287 miles in 69 hours, 22 minutes, 22 seconds. 

From this point upward Daniel O'Leary still remains the 
king of the square walkers, having accomplished 519 miles in 
141 hours, 6 minutes and 10 seconds. 

The longest distance ever, walked without a rest is 120 miles, 
done by Crossland Sept. 11, 12, 1876. 

Our own Harrinian did 160 miles with only 17 minutes rest 
in New York, May 10, 1878. 

Howes leads the record for one-day w^alks with 127 miles, 
and O'Leary tops alt the rest up to six days. 

Perkins leads the records tor one, two and three hours. 

Since these records, the ''go-as-you-please " race has been in- 
troduced, where walking and running are used ad libitum^ and 
the distances gone in given timts has steadily risen. George 
Hazael leads the record with 133 miles in 24 liours, not likely 
ever to be beaten, and Frank Hart has passed them all, by 
running 565 miles in six days. 

The general excellence of records in these matches steadil}^ 
improves, and where there were only two men in the first 
• match who made 500 miles or over — Yaughan and O'Leary — 
we have lately seen no less than eight men beat 500 miles out 
of a field of sixty starters, and nine men beat 450 miles in the 
same time. 

The total distance made by O'Lear}^ when he won the first 
match of this sort was 520 miles and a fraction, most of it 
walked, but since then the runners have passed him beginning 
with Corke\% who made a fraciion of a mile more in less time. 
Then Blower Browui did 542 miles, and people called him a 
marvel, till a few weeks later Weston ran 550 miles in the 
same time. Since that, the limit has been passed by Brown, 
in the last English match, where he made 553 miles, and 
by Hart as above. Rowell, the luckiest of lucky pedestrians, 
who has made an independent fortune out of his t^vo 
muscular legs, bus not had to make any very remarkable 
records to win the $40,000 that he carried away from Madison 
Square Garden. He won his first race by 500 miles and his 
second by a nominal 530, which jDroved to be only 523 on ac- 
count of a short track. An overrated man; his successes 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC BPORTS. 43 

have arisen from the fact that be has always taken better men 
tlian liimseK at a disadvantage in point of condition, and so 
lias won an. easy victory. Before be can be rated as tbe fore- 
most pedestrian, be will bave to beat Hart's best record 

This brief sketch of tbe records of pedestrianism is given to 
furnish our readers with a standard of comparison by wbicli 
to estimate tbe vahie of tbeir own pei-formances, and a short 
abstract of the shorter distances will be found convenient for 
use. 

ABSTRACT. 

Ten yards per second has been done by sprinters up to 
220 yards, 

A mile has been run in 4m. 17s. 

Ten miles has been run in 51m. 20s. 

Twenty miles in Ih. 57m. 27s. 

A mile has been walked in Gm. 28s., but only once, by the 
same man who walked 8 1-11 miles in one bonr, 15 12 miles 
in two liours, 22 1-4 miles in tbree bours. 

These records should be kept in tbe memory as convenient, 
so that tbe amateur may gauge his own powers eonec !y by 
tbe best professional work. 



JUMPING AND POLE-LEAFING. 

The sport of Jumping is one of those most beneficial to tbe 
healtb and muscles of any commonly practiced. It is divided 
into tbree branches : 1, Standing Jumps; 2, Running Jumps; 
3, Pole-Leaping. 

Standing jumps are either high or broad, the latter being 
the most common. The secret of making a high standing 
jump consists in standing s/deimse to the bar or tape, and 
tbrowing the body over as if vaulting with one hand, arching 
the back inward as much as possible. The best standing higii 
juniper on ncord is E. W. Johnson, a Toronto man, now 
keeper of the Baltimore Athletic Club Gymnasium. He 
jumped a ])ar 5 feet 3 inches bigh, at tbe Caledonian Games, 
at Bnltimore, May 27, 1878. This beats the best English 
records 5 inch* s. In jun"iping, Johnson leaves tbe ground 
with the right foot first, as in the cut on next page, which 
shows the direction in which his feet go over the bar. The 
cut also shows the common leaping-bar and stnndards fur- 
nished with boles three inches apurt, in which pegs are stuck 
to support the bar on the side opposite tbe jumper. If he 
strikes it by accident it falls without hurting him, being merely 
a light strip of pine scantling. 



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The standing broad jump is made straight forward into a 
piece of soft earth which has been dug up for tlie purpose. It 
is made with or williout weights in tlie hands, and depends 
on the strength of the thigh and calf of tlie jumper, and on 
long practice. 

The best standing jump on record was made by James Em- 
erick, Oil City, Pa , Sept. 19, 1878. It was 13 feet 10 inches, 




STANDING HIGH JUMP. 



with weiglits ; besides which, 13 feet 7 inches have been done 
by an English professional, and 12 feet 21-2 inches by a Cali- 
fornia amateur. 

There is but little to say about the standing broad jump ex- 
cept tlmt practice makes perfect. 

Running jumps are also high and broad. The higli jump 
is made over the bar figured in last chapter, but in a different 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 45 

manner. We have seen Johnson try to go over it sidewise, 
as in his standing jump, but not with enougli success to jus- 
tify his method. The running high jump tlien nuist be made 
square to the bar, beginning with a slow run, qwickened in 
the last twentv steps, till both feet spurn the ground with 
their utmost force and the leaj>er goes over the bar. Here, 
also, there is very little to be said as to proper or improper 
methods of leaping. Instinct teaches the right way for a high 
leap better than anythi-ng else, and nothing but constant prac- 
tice will strengthen the muscles to enable the leaper to make 
a good record. 

The best high jump on record was made by an English 
amateur, M. J. Brooks, an Oxford student, April 7, 1876. He 
topped a bar 6 feet 2 1-3 inches, p:issing the best Eng- 
glish professionals b}^ 3 inches and Johnson by 4 inches. The 
best American amateur jump was made by a Columbia stu- 
dent, Conover, in 1878, and is ordy 5 feet 6 3-4 inches — not 
much compared with the English record. 

The running broad jump is made with or without a spring 
board, the only official records beina; those made without the 
board, and off level ground. The best on record is English, 
or rather Irish, amateur, John Lane, of tli€ Dublin University 
Athletic Club, having made 23 feet 1 1-2 iflches, June 10, 1874. 
The best American records are nearly two feet behind this 
performance. 

Pole-leaping is either high or broad, and in either case is a 

ver}'- valuable accomplishment to acquire. With a pole, a 

. practiced athlete can make light of a six-foot w^ all, for its 

bight is w^ell wdtliin his powers. The art takes some lime to 

acquire, and is one that exercises every muscle of the body. 

It calls first for a pole from six to nine feet in length, made 
preferably of ash, as that is both light and tough. 

To begin learning on this, tlie pupil rests one end on the 
ground, and grasps the pole with both hands above his head. 
Then, jumping up, he raises his body with bent arms, and 
swings as far as he can. With a week's practice almost any 
3^oung man can learn to take a jump of eight or ten feet in 
I breadth from a standing position. To cross a broad ditch a 
.; short run is taken and the pole is held differently. 

The right hand grasps it above the head, thumb uppermost^ 
while the left hand holds it, thumb doicn^ as high as the waist. 
The pole is grasped higher up in proportion to the distance to 
be cleared, beginning with stnall ones and slowly increasing 
the length of pole, till it can be taken by the very end. 

This becomes still more necessary in the high pole leap, 
w^here eleven feet and an inch have been cleared in England. 
To take such a leap requires at least a thirteen -foot pole. 

In pole-leaping the weight of the body on the pole is sus- 
tained by the arms, and the whole office of the legs is to en- 



46 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

able the body to go high enough to carry the pole to a per- 
pendicular. The hight leaped is only limited by the possible 
length of pole carried. 

Pole-leaping is coming into fashion but slowly in America; 
the best records being nearl}^ a foot behind those of England, 
where tliere is more practice of the kind. For a sportsman 
in the country, pole-leaping is a very valuable accomplish- 
ment, as it would save him many a ducking in ditches and 
climb over fences. 

In the cliapter on athletic meetings will be found all tl e , 
rules til at govern leaping contests for prizes, to which we rei^ 
fer the reader 



BICYCLING. 

The sport of Bicycling is one that has come into rapid favor 
in this country since tlie advent of the Euglish riders, who 
have accomplished a thousand miles a week; and tlie only 
drawback to iis universal adoption is tlie first cost of the 
machines. When that is reduced, as it wnll be, to about fifty 
dollars, payable in in«talli]^ents like sewing machines, the bi- 
cycle will become a favorite wath the whole American popula- 
tion as it is in England with the majority of middle class 
young men. 

Even now the fever is spreading rapidly thanks chiefly to 
the efforts of Mr. Wentworth Rollins, the present king of bi- 
cyclists in America. He sells machines to people he can 
trust on installments and has a large stock of goods on hand 
which he sells below the usual prices to beginners. 

The pioneers of bicycling, in the United States were the 
Pope Manufacturing Company, who started factories and 
schools in the cities of Boston and San Francisco, where the 
fever started almost at the same time, but since that period 
bicycling has spread to most of the large cities, and has train- 
ing schools in all. 

There is but little information that can be given to an in- 
tending bicycler except to recommend \\\n\ not to buy a ma- 
cMiie till he has been at the school long enough to know the good and 
had points of every bicycle in tlie market. 

The prices of bicycles range from $80 to $100, according to 
size of wheel ; the smallest being 43 inches in diameter, the 
largest 60 inches. The best wa}^ to get enjoyment out of the 
sport is to form a club of congenial spirits who will ride to- 
gether. A single bicyclist is apt to attract too much attention 
in country places, and w^ould often be insulted, wvhere two or 
three together would meet with a hearty w^elcome. More- 
over, company is elevating to the spirits. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 47 

For the nse of bicycle clubs w<e subjoin the mode! rules of 
tlie 8au Francisco club, whicli can hardJy be exceiied for 
completeness and care. Tliey are printed on strips of card- 
board, and carried by each member ot a club for reference^ 
till ke is perfectly familiar with them, 

BICYCLma RULES. 

Section 1. — The time named for a club excursion is the 
exact time of ike^im% which will in all cases be punctually 
observed. Members are therefore urgently requested to be at 
the spot named at least ten minutes before^ that tliey may ai'*- 
range themselves in order for the stnrt, and receive the in- 
structions of the leader as regards signals, and any other di- 
rections that ma^^ be necessary. 

Sec. 2. — At the sound of "• Fall in,'^ the members will ar- 
range themselves side by side upon the right of the road, with 
bicycle facing inward, leaving a space of at ieast eigUt feet be- 
tween each man. At the sound of '* Mount,'^ the machines 
will be turned in the direction of the proposed run, and tiie 
company will mount, beginning at the front, each man before 
lie starts, being careful to see that the rider immediately in 
front of liini has safely reached the saddle, and proceeded at 
least two revolutions. 

Sec. 3. — As a general rule the company should ride two 
abreast; but in towns and villages; in meeting and passing 
vehicles (unless the road is broad); in riding up and down 
inlls, and where the road is bad and requires picking, single 
tile should be taken, ^7^e right-hcmd man always quickening^ 
and the left-hand man dropping in behind him. 

Sec. 4 — When in single-file, an interval of at least four 
bicycle lengths should be kept between each rider, and in 
double-file, eight lengths between each pair. In approaching 
a hill, whether up or down, the leading files should quicken 
and the rear files slacken, so as to allow of the company ex* 
tending out to double distance, and on reaching the level they 
should slacken and quicken respectively, until the original 
interval is attained. 

Skc. 5. — Dismounting should alwa3^s be commenced from 
the rear, each man passing the word forward as he reaches 
the ground. 

Sec. 6. — It is undesirable for a company to ride down along 
hill with a curve obstructing a view of the bottom. It is bet- 
ter for the leader to advance alone until he sees that all is 
clear, and then v^histle the others on. 

Sec. 7. — The ordinary rules of the road as regards the 
passing of vehicles, etc., should be rigidly adhered to, as fol- 
lows: 

A — In meeting a vehicle, always pass to the right. 



4§ nk^D^ouK or mMMim athletic sfout^. 

B— Tii overtaking a, vebiele^ alwa^^s pass- to tire left. 

G — The ground ki front of a hors€ slxHikl not be taken mu- 
lil the bicyclist is at least ten yards ahead of him. 

D — A horse should never be passed on hotJi sides at o-nce. 

E — A led borse should always be passed on the same side a» 
llie mau who is leading it. 

F — ^Before overtaking a rider, it Is well to give some sort of 
a warning. Wben alone, a sliort cougb will geoeralty suffice, 
tnco-mpany-i'iding, a word to your companion will attract the 
necessary attention. The mere sound of a human voice iS' 
often all that is wafited to prevent a horse fro^m s>tartmg at 
the sudden passage of the noiseless macliine, 

G— If a horse on meeting a bicycle, shows signs of restive- 
ness, Ibe leader should order a dismount at bis discretion 
feven if be himself has passed the horse), and sbould invari- 
ably do so on any signal or request from the driver or horse- 
man. 

11 — In company-riding, tke leader^ on passifiig any one (whe- 
tber driving, riding or walkinu,,) should announce that other» 
are following close after, and the rear man should in the same 
way signify that aM bave passed. 

1 — Inattention to these and other rales and courtesies of 
the r6>ad will cause annoyance to the publiCy and create pre- 
judice again &t bicycling. 

SIGNAL fe^ 

Sec. 8. — The following signals will be used Wxien on a ran 
in company^ to preserve order and insure agaiu&t accident: 

Fall m—One long whistle. 

Ifount— One short whistle. 

Dismo'u7ii and Halt — Two short whistles. 

Dism'ount and Walk — Two long whisiles. 

Form Twos— Two short whistles three times, 

Fojin Single FUe—Thr^e short well separated whistles. 

Extend Line — One short and one long whistle three times, 

Close tip Lime — One long and one short whistle three times. 

Quicken Speed. — Three short whistles three times. 

Blacken Speed — One long whistle. 

Ride di Ease — Two short and one long wdiistle three times. 

Da.nger- — Look out when signaled from front to rear — six or 
more siiort whistles; accident when signaled from rear to 
front— -six or more short whistles. 



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RULES FOR ATHLETIC MEETINGS, 

To make this work as complete as possible, we have re- 
solved to insert the best models of rules for athletic njeetings 
of all kinds, founded on those of the N. Y. Athletic Club. 
This association is the lar2;est in the country and has always 
been successful in its meetings, which have passed off with- 
out a single fiasco on record. Its rules can therefore Iiardl}' 
be unworthy of imitation and have in fact been the model for 
those of all successful athletic clubs. 

These rules we therefore print below. They cover, as 
will be seen, all sorts of athletic sports which do not need 
other description. 



American Athletic Rules. 

MEETINGS, 

Officers. — The officers of an athletic meeting shall be: One 
clerk oTthe course, with assistants, if necessary; one starter; 
one judge of walking, with assistants, if necessary; one 
scorer, with assistants, if necessar}^ ; three timekeepers; 
three judges at the finish ; three measurers; one referee, 

Gleiic of the Course, — He shall record the name of each com- 
petitor who shall report to him ; shall give him his number 
for each game in which he is entered, and notify him, five 
minutes before the start, of every event in which he is en 
gaged. The assistants shall do such portions of his work as 
he may assign to them. 

Starter, — He shall have entire control of competitors at 
their marks ; shall strictly enforce Law 3, and shall be the 
sole judge of fact as to whether or no any man has gone over 
his mark. His decision in such cases shall be final and with- 
out appeal. 

Judge of Walking. — He shall have entire control of competi- 
tors during the race ; shall strictly enforce Law 8, and his 
decision as to unfair walking shall be final and without ap- 
peal. The assistants shall do such portion of his work as he 
may assign to them. 

Scorer. — He shall record the laps made by each competitor, 
a!:d call them aloud when tallied, for the information of the 
contestants. He shall record the order of finishing and the 
times of the competitors in walking and running races. The 
assiseants shall do such portions of his work as he may assign 
to them. 

Timekee'pers. — Each of the three timekeepers §hall time every 
event, and in case of disagreement the average of the three 



50 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOKTS. 

sbcill be tlie official time. Time to be taken from the flash of 
the pistol. 

Judges at the FinisJi. — Two sliall stand at one end of the 
tape, and the third at the otlier. One shall take the winner, 
nnotlier.the second man, and the other tl)C third man ; they 
shall also note the distances between the first three as they 
iinish. In case of disagreement the majoriry shall decide. 
Their decisions as to the order in which the men iinish shall 
be final and without appeal. 

Measurers. — They shall measure and record each trial of 
each competitor in all games whose record is one of distance 
or hight. Their decision as to the performance of each man 
shall be final and without appeah 

Referee. — He shall, wlien appealed to, decide all questions 
w^hose settlement is not provided for in these rules, and his 
decision shall be final and without appeal. 

Competitcn's. — ImmediaJ:ely on arriving at the grounds each 
competitor shall report to the clerk of the course, and receive 
his number for the game in which he is entered. He shall in- 
form himself of the times at which he must compete, and will 
report promptly at the start, without waiting to be notified. 
Ko conjpetitor allowed to start without his proper number. 

Inner Grounds. — No person wiiaisoever allowed inside the 
track except the officials and proper]}^ accredited representa- 
tives of the press. The authorized persons will wear a badge, 
and intruders will be promptly ejected. Competitors not en- 
gaged in the game actually taldng place will not be allowed 
inside or upon the track. 

LAWS. 

1. Attendants. — No attendants shall accompany a competitor 
on the scratch or in the race. 

2. Starting Signals. — All races (except time luindicaps) sha"!l 
be started by report of pistol fired behind the competitors. A 
miss fire shall be no start. There shall be no recall after the 
pistol is fired. Time handicaps shall be started by the word 
*'Go." 

3. Starting. — When the starter receives a signal from th^ 
judges at the finish that everything is in readiness he shall 
direct the competitors to get on their marks. Any competi- 
tor starting before the signal shall be put back one yard, for 
the second off'ense two yards, and for the third shall be dis- 
qualified. He shall be held to have started when any portion 
of his body touches the ground in front of his mark. Stations 
count from the inside. 

4. Keeping Proper Course. — In all races on a straight track, 
pacli competitor shall keep his own position on the course 
from start to finish. 



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5. Change of Course. — In all races on otlier than a straight 
track, a competitor may change toward the inside whenever 
he is two steps ahead of the man whose i:)ath he crosses. 

6. Fouling. — Any competitor shall be disqualified for will- 
fully jostling, running across, or in any way impeding an- 
other. 

7. Finish. — A thread shall be stretched across the track at 
the finish, four feet above the ground. It shall not be held by 
the judges, but be fastened to the finish posts on either side, 
so that it may always be at right angles to the course ancl 
parallel to the ground. The finish line is not this thread, but 
the line on the ground drawn across the track from post to 
post and the thread is intended merely to assist the judges in 
their decision. The men shall he placed in the order in which 
they cross the finish line. 

8. Walking. — The judge shall caution for any unfair w^nlk- 
ing, and the third caution shall disqualify the ofi'ender. On 
the last lap an unfair walker shall be disqualified without 
previous caution. 

9. Rtcr dies. —The regular hurdle race shall be 120 yards, 
over 10 hurdles, each Sft. Gin. high. The first hurdle shall be 
plnced 15 yards from the scratch, and there shall be 10 yards 
iDetween each hurdle. There maybe (b}^ special announce- 
ment) hurdle races of difi'erent distances and with diff'erent 
number and length of hurdles. 

10. Jumping. — No weights or artificial aid will be allowed 
in any jumping contest except by special agreement or an- 
nouncement. When weights are allowed there shall be no 
restriction as to size, shape, or material. 

11. Bunning High Jump. — The hight of the bar at starting 
and at each successive elevation, shall be determined by a 
majority of the qualified competitors. In case of a tie the 
referee shall decide. Three tries allowed at each hight. Each 
competitor shall make one attempt in the order of his name 
on the programme; then those that have failed, if any, shal 
have a second trial in regular order, and those failing on thV 
trial shall then take their final trial. Displacing the bar aiv. 
nothing else, counts as a "try." A competitor may omit hil 
trials at any hight, but if he fails at the next hight he shall 
not be allowed to go back and try the hight which he omitted. 

12. Pole-Leaping. — The rules for this game shall be the same 
as those of the running higli jump. 

13. Hitch-and-Kick. — The competitors are allowed unlimited 
run, but must spring, kick, alighr, and hop twice witli the 
same foot. The bight of the object at starting and at each 
successive elevation, shall be determined by a majority of the 
qualified competitors. In case of a tie the referee shall de- 



52 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

cide. Three tries allowed at each hight. Each competitor 
shall make one attempt in tlie order of his name on the pro- 
gramme ; then those who have failed, if any, shall have a 
second trial in regular order, and those failing on this trial 
shall then take their final trial. Hitting the ohject, and 
nothing else, counts as a kick, and kicking higher than the 
object without hitting it is not a kick. Springing from the 
ground counts as a try. A competitor may omil his trials at 
any hight, but if he fail at the next hi<4ht he shall not be al- 
lowed to go back and try the hight which he omitted. 

14. Standing High Jump. — The competitors may stand as 
they please, but must jump from the first spring. The hight 
of the bar at starting and at each successive elevation, shall be 
determined b}^ a 'majority of the qualified competitors. In 
case of a tie the referee shall decide. Three tries allowed at 
each hight. Each competitor shall make one attempt in the 
order of his mime on the programme; then those who have 
failed, if an}^ shall hare a second trial in regular order, and 
those failing on this trial shall then take their final trial. 
Displacing tlie bar and nothing else, counts as a 'Ury." A 
competitor may omit his trials at an}^ hight, but if he fail at 
the next hight he shall not be allowed to go back and try the 
hight which he omitted. 

15. Bunning Wide Jump. — The competitors shall have un- 
limited run, but must take off behiiid the scratch. Step))ing 
any part of the foot over the scraich in an attempt shall be 
*'no jump," but shall count as a '* try." Each competitor al- 
lowed three trials, and the best three men have three more 
trials each. Each competitor sh:ill be credited with the best 
of all his jumps. The measurement shall be from the scratch 
line in front of the jumper's feet to the nearest break of the 
ground made by any part of his person. The same rules 
govern running hop step and jump, and all similar games. 

16. Standing Wide Jump. — Competitors must jump from the 
first spring. Stepping any part of the foot over the scratch 
in an attempt shall be " no jump," ])ut shall count as a " try." 
Each competitor allowed three trials, and the best three men 
have three more trials each. Each competitor shall be credit- 
ed with the best of all his jumps. The measurement shall l>e 
from the scratch line in front of the jumper's feet to the 
nearest break of the ground made by any part of his person. 
The same rules govern standing three jumps, standing hop, 
step and jump, and all similar games. 

17. Putting the Shot — The shot shall be a solid iron sphere 
weighing 16 lbs. It shall be put from the shoulder witli one 
hand, from between tvvo parallel lines, 7 ft. apart. Touching 
the ground outside either line with any part of person, before 
the shot alights, shall make the attempt "no put,'* which 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 53 

counts as a *' try/' Each competitor allowed three trials, and 
the best three men have three more trials each. Each com- 
petitor sliall be credited with the best of all his puts. The 
jueasurement shall be from the nearest break of the ground 
made by the ball, perpendicularly to the scratch line, extend- 
ed, if necessary, to meet this perpendicular. 

18. Throwing the Hammer, — The liammer-head shall be a 
solid iron spiiere, weighing 16 lbs., the handle shall be of 
liickory wood, and the length of hammer and handle, over all, 
shall be 3 ft. Q in. The competitor shall stand at and behind 
tiie srcralch, facing as he pleases, and throw with either or 
both hands. Touching the ground in front of the scratch 
with any portion of the person, before tlie hammer alights, 
shall make the attempt *' no throw," which counts as a *' try.'' 
Letting go of the hammer in an attempt counts as a " try." 
Each competitor allowed three trials, and the best three men 
have three more trials each. Each competitor shall be credit- 
ed with the best of all his throws. If the head strike first the 
measurement shall be from the nearest break of the ground 
made by it. If the handle strikes first, one length of tlie ham- 
mer shall be allowed fi'om the mark made by the end of the 
handle toward the mark made by the head of the hammer, 
and the measurement shall be from this point. The measure- 
ment shall be to the scratch line half-way between the throw- 
er's feet. 

19. Throwing the Hammer with a Run. — The hammer-head 
shall be a solid iron sphere, weighing 16 lbs., the handle shall 
be of hickory wood, and the length of hammer and handle 
over all shall be 3 ft. 6 in. Unlimited run is allowed, and the 
competitor may deliver the hammer as he pleases. Letting 
goof the hammer in an atteiupt counts as "a try." Each 
competitor allowed three trials, and the best three men have 
three more trials each. Each competitor shall be credited 
with the best of all his throws. If the head strikes first, the 
measurement shall be from the nearest break of the ground 
Diade by it. If the handle strikes first, one length of the 
hammer shall be allowed from the mark made by the end of 
the handle, toward the mark made by the head of tlie ham- 
mer, and the measurement shall be from this point. The 
measurement shall be to the nearest footprint at the delivery. 
The footprints of the competitors shall be effaced after each 
throw. 

20. ThroiDing Fifty-six Pound Weight — This shall be of solid 
iron, and any shape of weight and handle is allowed, pro- 
vided the whole weighs 56 lbs. The competitor will stand 
at and behind the scratch, facing as he pleases, grasping the 
weight by the handle, and shall throw it witli one hand. 
Touching the ground in front of the scratch with auy y ^a 



54 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

of the person, before the weight alights, shall make the at- 
tempt '' no throw," which counts as '' a try." Letting go of 
the weight in an attempt shall count as *' a try." Each com- 
petitor allowed three trials, and the best three men have three 
more trials each. Each competitor shall be credited with the 
best of all his throws. The measurement shall be from the 
scratch line (in front of the thrower's left foot), to the nearest 
break of the ground made by the weight, exclusive of handle. 

21. Tossing the Gaher.—lihQ length of the caber to be 16 it., 
the diameter at the thick end not more than 8 in., and at the 
small end not more than 4 in. The caber must be held by the 
small end, and tossed over so that the small end shall fall and 
remain beyond the butt. The competitors shall have unlimit- 
ed run, but must take off behind ilie scratch. Stepping any 
part of the foot over the scratch in an attemi)t shall be " no 
toss," but shall count as "a tr3^" Each competitor allowed 
three trials, and the best three men have three more trials 
each. Each competitor shall be credited with the best of all 
his tosses. The measurement shall be from the small end of 
the caber perpendicularly to the scratch-line, extended, if ne- 
cessar}^ to meet this perpendicular. 

22. Throwing the Ball {Lacrosse^ Cri^keU or Base-ball). — The 
lacrosse* ball shall be thrown from the lacrosse, the cricket 
and base-ball from the hand. The competitors shall have un- 
limited run, but must take off behind the scratch. Touching 
the ground in front of the scratcli-line with any pnrt of the 
person before the ball alights, shall make the attempt *' no 
throw," which shall count as " a try." Each competitor al- 
lowed three trials, and the best three men have three more 
trials each. Each competitor shall be credited with the best 
of all his throws. To facilitate the measurement, a line shall 
be drawn parallel to and 300 ft. in front of the scratch-line. 
The measurement .shall be from the nearest break of tbe 
the ground made b}^ the bail, perpendicularly to the measur- 
ing line, extended, if necessary, to meet this perpendicular. 

23. Tug-of-War. — In tug-of-war the following rules will be 
observed: (1.) The side creases to be 12 ft. from the center 
crease. (2.) The mark on the rope to be over the center crease 
when the word "heave" is given, and the team hauling thnt 
mark over the crease on its own side to be the winners. (3.) 
No footing holes to be made before the start. (4.) The con- 
testants to wear socks, slippers, boots or shoes without spikes. 
(5.) The rope to be 1 1-2 in. iii diameter. (6.) Immediately 
before the contest the captains of all the contesting teams 
shall draw their numbers. (7.) Not less than live minutes 
shall be allowed each team between heats. (8.) Captainsshall 
toss for choice of sides before each pull. But if the same two 
teams pull more than once during the day, they shall change 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMEK ATHLETIC SPORTS. 55 

ends at each successive pull. (9.) With two teams, they shall 
pull best 2 in 3. With three teams, one and two shall pull, 
then two and three, and three and one. With four teams, 
one and two shall pull, then three and four, and the winners 
pull the final. Willi five teams, first round, one and two, 
three and four, five has a bye; second round, winner of first 
heat pulls with five, and llie winner of this heat pulls the 
final wiMi the winner of second heat of first round. With six 
teams, first round, one and two, three and four, five and six ; 
second round, winner of first and second heats. Winner of 
this heat pulls the final with winner of third heat, first round. 
Where more than six teams are entered, the arrangement of 
trials shall be on the same principle as in the above examples. 

24. Bicycling. — When ordered into position for a start the 
men shall mount their machines, and one assistant for each 
competitor w'ill hold his machine with its front wheel at the 
mark ; at the starting signal the attendants are allowed to 
push the machine forward but not to follow it up. Riders 
must pass each other on the outside, and be a clear length of 
the bicycle in front before taking the inside ; the inside man 
must allow room on the outside for other competitors to pass. 
A.wy competitor infringing this rule will be disqualified. In 
a race without using the handles, competitors must ride with 
the arms folded, or the hands and arms otherwise kept quite 
off the machine. Any competitor touching any part of his 
machine with his hands or arms will be disqualified. The 
Laws of Athletes govern all points not above specified. 

In case there are any of our readers who think the above 
rules too long and complicated, we recommend for their use 
the much simpler and almost equally comprehensive English 
rules w^hich follow. 



56 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

English Athletic Rules. 

1. No attendant to accompany a competitor on the scratch 
or in the race. 

2. Any competitor starting before the word, to be put back 
one yard, at tlie discretion of the starter. On a repetition of 
the offense, to be disqualified. 

3. All races to start b}^ report of pistol. 

4. In hurdle-races each competitor to keep his own hurdles 
throughout the race. 

5. In sprint racing each runner to keep his own course. 

6. Jostling, running across, or willfully' obstructing another, 
so as to impede his progress, to disqualify the offender from 
further competitions. 

7. All cases of dispute to be referred to the committee of 
management at tlie time. 

8. The decision of the judges in all competitions to be 
final. 

9. In pole leaping and high jumping, three tries allowed 
at each hight. The hight at eacii successive elevation to be 
determined by the majority of the competitors. Displacing 
the bar only to count as a try. 

10. In broad jumping and weight putting, three tries al- 
lowed. In hammer throwing, two tries allowed. The three 
best competitors of the first trials to be allowed three more 
tiies each for the final. The furthest throw of the five at- 
tempts, and put or jump of the six attempts, to win. 

11. In hammer throwing and weight putting, the length of 
the run to be limited to 71t. The weight to be delivered from 
the shoulder. 

12. In broad jumping and weight putting, crossing the 
scratch line in the attempt to count as '^no try," and in'ham- 
mer throwing as *' no throw." 

13. "No tries " and *' no throws" count as tries. 

14. The weight of the hammer and weight to be 161bs. 
each. 

15. The. length from end of the handle of the hammer to 
the bottom of the sphere to be 3lt 6in. over all. 

16. No put or throw to count if the weight or hammer be 
delivered or followed with any part of the body touching the 
ground over the mark. All puts and throw^s to be measured 
from the edge of the pitch nearest the scratch-line to the 
scratch-line, and at right angles with ihe same. 

17. In hurdle races, the hight of the hurdles when fixed to 
be 3fr. 6in., measured perpendicularly from the ground to the 
top h^.Y 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 57 



HARE AND HOUNDS. 

Inasmuch as this ^anie has become a popular pastime in 
America we have thouolit it best to make our handbook com- 
plete b}^ Aiving a short account of the sport and its success in 
this couutiy. 

Hare and Hounds is an old pastime of English schools, 
and it is essentially a healtliy game, good for boys and young 
men. It requires only one thing, plenty of good-runners ; and 
all young fellows are fond of running. Two of tlje fleetest of 
the club are chosen for "Hares" and provided with a sack 
full of scraps of paper for " scent." The rest of the club are 
*' Hounds." The Hares are allowed ten or fifteen minutes^ 
start, and set otf across the country, dropping scraps as they 
g3, throwing a handful behind tliemever}^ hundred feet and 
scattering graduall3^ It is their object to get out of sight as 
soon as possible. The Hounds are put on the trail at the 
sound of a horn, and have to catch the Hares if they can. 
This is the whole of the game. 

The first Hare and Hounds Club in America was organized 
in 1878 in AVestchester county, New York, and held its first 
meeting on Thanksgiving Da}^ of that year. 

The idea of the club oi'iginated in a conversation on the 
Harlem boat, and the members were CJirefully chosen. The 
officers elected for 1878-9 were: President, J. J. Brady; First 
Vice-President, W. W. Wiute; Seccmd Vice-President, E. 
Nelson ; Secretar}^, G. Ileilwig ; Assistant Secretary, G. Dolde ; 
Treasurer, F. N. Lord; Executive Committee, L. A. Berte, 
W. S. Vosburgh, W. C. Hamilton, W. I. K. Kendrick, and J. 
B. Haviland ; Field-Captain, AV. S. Vosburgh ; Lieutenants, 
F. H. Banham and W. Smythe. 

The field-captain of the club is also called the '* pace- 
maker;" and he and the lieutenants— who are denominated 
'* whippers in" — keep the Hounds together and prevent 
the pack from straggling. The " Hounds" must follow the 
"scent" and are not allowed to cut ofl" corners after the 
*' Hares." 

Since the organization of this club several others have been 
started, but the Westchester club continues to be the most 
successful, holding meetings on all liolidays when the mud is 
not too heavy for good running. 

As practiced. Hare and Hounds clubs generally have a uni- 
form suitable for running. That of the Westchester club is 
a scarlet jacket, black knee-breeches or Knickerbockers and 
black cap. This is a good running dress and should be fol- 
lowed in its general features, though any colors are admissi- 
ble. Knee-breeches are preferable to trowsers on every ac- 
count, as they do not cramp the knee in running. 



58 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOKTS. 




HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPOBTS. 59 

The latest improvement in tlie game is the introduction of 
two colors in the pnper thrown for scent. The Hares drop 
white paper when they go out, and red paper on the return 
Lome. 

The game is an excellent one for young men and boys, and 
can be followed anywhere, with or without uniforms. The 
less frippery they indulge in the more will Americans like 
the sport. 

Red jackets can be replaced by red shirts, which cost less 
and are lioliter to run in. If the members of the club cannot 
afford to buy knee-breeches^ they cmu probably alter old panta- 
loons into the necessary shape, and in the case of boys below 
twelve the common fashion of Knickerbockers saves all trou- 
ble. 

In forming Hare and Hounds Clubs, as in Walking Clubs, 
it is advisable that the members should be equal in physical 
strength, when selected, to insure good runs and general sat- 
isfaction. If a hundred boys at some public school should 
wish to form clubs, it would be better to make at least two 
— one of large, the other of small boys — than to consolidate 
them. If both run together, tlie little fellows are sure to drop 
out in disgust when the others force the pace beyond 
their abilities, while the large boys will grumble at having to 
wait for the little ones. Clubs of small boys can be called 
"Beagles" to distinguish them from the larger " Hounds," 
and can enjoy a run as much as any one. 

AVe repeat here — the less frippery indulged in by w^a}'' of 
uniform, the better, though all should dress alike, so as to be 
recognized a long way off. A while band round the cap, 
with the letters of the club name, is enough to show out at a 
distance; and the captain could have a different colored cap 
to distinguish him. The Westchester club is composed of 
young men in good circumstances, and they can afford Velvet 
collars and gold tassels. The less of these that our school- 
boys affect, the better for the success of the club. 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 



ARCHERY. 

The pastime of archery, once the national sport of E nor- 
land, has in late 3^ears experienced a sndden and remarkable 
revival, both in tliat country and the United States. In Eng- 
land, as a revived amusement it, became popular about tlie be- 
ginning of the reign of Queen Victoria; but in that countrj'- it 
has never been more than the pastime of a few dilettanti, the 
hidies'forming the greatest portion of every gathering. In the 
United States it has only become a recognized sport within the 
Inst few years, the archery fever dating from the month of July, 
1877, when Mr, Maurice Thompson issued his first illustrated 
article on the subject in Seribner's MoiUhly. Since that time 
this gentleman and his brotherWilliam liave roused a great in- 
terest in th«e subject, and have superintended or instigated the 
foundation of a number of archery clubs in the various sec- 
tions of the Union. The new sport spread so rapidly that in 
1879 these clubs sent delegates to a grand archers' congress in 
Chicago, where they held a successful and w^ell-attended 
meeting which bids fair to be repeate<l yearly and has roused 
enthusiasm for archery all over the Ui^.ion. 

The secret of this success lies in the fact that the brothers 
Thompson have appealed to the practical side of the Ameri- 
can character in their plea for archery. They have shown 
that as an amusement it is cheap and healthful, giving the 
best ot exercise in the open air. They have further shown that 
as a means of sport in the pursuit of game it has many ad- 
vantages over the shot-gun, and these advantages are so well 
stated by Maurice Tliompson in his first paper that we cannot 
do better than to reproduce them. 

He says: "If you can keep the shot-gunners away, three 
or four miles of a well-stocked stream will afford two archers 
plenty of sport for a whole season. Hunting them with the 
bow does not drive the birds off to other haunts ; but the 
sound of a aun soon depopulates a stream, w^hether any duck 
be killed or^not. -^ # * -:f * * * * 

'* I do not wish to put in a special plea for archery, but I 
venture to say that no man or woman who cares at all for 
out-door sport can resist its fascination after he has once 
mastered its first difficulties. I have yet to find a person so 
grave and dignified that archery could not coax him into a 
bending humoi'. Itideed the bow is the natural w'eapon of man, 
and it affords him the most perfect pliysical and mental recrea- 
tive exercise that can be conceived of. It is to the mind and 
body what music and poetry are to the soul — it trains them 
to the highest degree of healthful ness and strength. 

*' I do not decr}^ angling and gunning, except that the latter 
is too destructive of game. I am an enthusiastic " disciple of 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 61 

the rod," but whenever I cast a fly or troll a minnow my 
long-bow is near at hand, and a w^ell-fiUed quiver at my side. 
You cannot combine gunning and angling on account of the 




archer's POSITION. 

weight of the gun and accouterments, and still more because 

the noise of firearms is sure to render timid fish sullen. I 

ave known the bass in a well-stocked pool utterly to refuse 



6.3 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

tlie most tempting bait through an entire day, for nothing 
more than a pistol-shot fired close by. The twang of a bow- 
string seems to frighten nothing. It was the old first note of 
music made by Apollo." 

Nothing that we could add to this little abstract of the ad- 
vantages would tell the story more neatly and clearly, there- 
fore we shall at once proceed to the practical part of the art. 

The first thing necessary for archer}^ practice is to secure a 
^good bow and arrows. Till within a year, Philip Highfield of 
rLondon was known as the best " bowyer '' or bow-maker in 
tiie world; but since the advent of the American archery fever, 
Horstmann Brothers of New York have succeeded in making 
a line of archer}^ goods that are pronounced by the Brothers 
Thompson to be equal in every respect to the best English 
make; and Peck and Snyder of New York have also turned 
out good work. The best bows of lemon wood, yew, or snake- 
wood, cofet $10; while the best target arro^vs are worth $9 a 
dozen ; and Thompson's model hunting arrows are worth $3 
a dozen. The other paraphernalia (targets, quivers etc.) may 
be home made; but it is poor economy to buy cheap bows 
and arrows. The targets are made of plaited straw, covered 
wnth canvas, and contain four rings, which count as follows: 
Bulls-eye 9 ; first ring 7 ; second ring, 5 ; third ring 3 ; out- 
side ring 1. 

In archery meetings two targets are used, facing each other 
at any distance: the archers stand by one target and shoot at 
the other, 3.ny number of arrows agreed on. When all have 
shot, they walk over to the target, pick out their arrows and 
shoot back at the first target, combining walking and shoot- 
ing. The maximum distance is eighty yards between targets, 
the minimum twenty. 

The dress for an archer should be close, with no fluttering 
skirts 'to entangle the bowstring, and the secrets of position 
and accuracy are thus laid down by archery authorities. 
Poger Ascham, who wrote in Queen Elizabeth's time, says : 

"The first point is, when a man should shoot, to take such 
footing and standing as shall be both comely to the eye and 
profitable to his use, setting his countenance and all other 
j)arts of his body after such a behavior and poit, that both all 
Ills strength may be employed to his own most advantage and 
his shot made and handled to other men's pleasure and de- 
light. A man must not go too hastily to it, for that is rash- 
ness, nor yet make too much to do about it, for that is curiosi- 
ty ; the one foot must not stand too far from the other, lest 
he stoop too much, which is unseemly, nor yet too near to- 
gether, lest he stand too straight up, for so a man shall neither 
use his strength well, nor yet stand steadfastly. The mean 
betwixt both must be kept, a thing more pleasant to behold 
when it is done, than easy to be taught how it slioukl be 
done." 



HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 63 

Maurice Thompson says: 

*' A little care at lirst vvill save you a great deal of trouble 
and annoyance. When you begin to shoot, learn at once to 
stand lirmly on your feet, the left slightly advanced, the head 
easily poised, the upper portion of the body gently inclined 
forward, and the shoulders neither lifted nor drooped. Hold 
the bow vertically with the left hand, the arm extended 
straight. Nock the arrow well on the string, draw with all 
the fingers of your right hand till you feel your right ear, fix 
your eyes steadily on the target and let fly. The arrow rests 
on the left hand, and is drawn to the head. The nock end of 
the shaft is held between the first and second fingers of the 
right hand and upon the string, which is drawn to the right 
ear by all the fingers being hooked stiffly over it. There- 
lease must be smart and clear, giving the arrow a strong, even 
flight. 

** Never try to take aim when shooting, but fix 3^our eyes 
steadily on the mark, and guide your arrow by j^our sense of 
direction. 

'^Squeeze the bow-handle with the left hand. You cannot 
hold it too fast. Draw quickly and evenly. Let go without 
* hobbling ' or tremor." 

In a little stor}^ written by William Thompson (the brother 
of Maurice and the champion archer of the Union) there is a 
still more valuable piece of advice as to how to take aim. He 
makes one of the characters, who has hitherto always been 
unsuccessful at a target, hit on the secret, which he tells his 
friend. It is virtually as follows: 

"After nocking the arrow, draw it up to the right ear loiili the 
right hand, and hold it there as if it was screwed fast. Think no 
more of your right hand, but ^M?iif your left fist at the target 
and let fly." 

This tells the secret of archery better than an elaborate 
treatise. The aim is taken with the left arm^ not the right. 
Target shooting is, however, a bad school for learning to shoot 
at; game, and here again Maurice Thompson comes in with 
his invaluable practical hints on the subject. He says: 

" One who is trained to aim at a large, graduated target, 
eitlier with gun or bow, can rarely shoot well at game. The 
reason is that in target shooting at a fixed distance he gets 
used to a certain size, color, and condition of background, and 
when he gets into the woods and lifts his bow to draw on a bird 
or a hare, his accaslomed rings and dark background are not 
there. His vision is blurred, he draws waverin-l}^ and shoots 
indifferently. A black rubber ball four inches in diameter, 
suspended in mid-air by a string fastened to the low limb of 
an apple-tree, makes a first-rate substitute for a bird, and a 
small bag of straw, placed flat on the ground and shot at at 
aboui twenty five yards, makes good hare practice. You will 



64 HANDBOOK OF SUMMER ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

soon learn the great advantage of not using the same distance 
all the time, as in the game of archery. For, after all, a bow- 
man's skill is scarcely worthy of admiration if it is confined 
lo a fixed range." 

A few words about the strength of bows, and we have said 
enougii for the purposes of a Utile handbook. 

Bows are graduated by the number of pounds' weight re- 
quired to beiid them. Ladies' bows range from fouiteen to 
thirty pounds pull, while gentlemen can take Irom forty to 
sixty pound bows. The heaviest bows should be used for 
iiuniing purposes, but for target practice at short range a* 
bow under your strength is recommended, as it is easier to 
take aim with such a weapon than with one that tasks all 
your force merely to bend it. 



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Dar's nuffiu new under 
de sun, 

A Neuro religious poem, 

Tliat violin. 

Picnic delights, 

Our candidate's views, 

Dundrear3-'s wisdom, 

Plain languagij by truth- 
ful Jane, 



My neighbor's dogs, 
Condensed Mythology, 

PlCtUB, 

The Nereides, 

Legends of Attica, 
The stove-])ipe tragedy 
A doketor's dniblles. 
The coming man. 
The illigant atiair at 

Muldooii's, 
That little babj* round 

the corner, 
A genewine inference, 
An< invitation to the 

bird of liberty, i 

The crow, 
Out west. 



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Mountains and iiiole-liills. Six ladies and sev«eral 

sjiectators. 
A test that did'not faiL Six bovs. 
Two ways of seeing things. Two little girls. 
Don't count your chickens before they are 

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All is fairin love and war. 3 ladies, 2 gentlemen. 
How uncle Josh got rid *<{ the legacy. Two males, 

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Practice what you preach. Four ladies. 
Politician. Numerous characters. 
Tiie canvassing agent. Two males and two 

femalfes. 
Grub. Two males. . 

A slight scare. Three females and ©ne male. 
Embodied sunshine. Three young ladies. 
How JuH Peters died. Two males. 



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